The magnificent lives of Marjorie Post: a novel

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(2)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(2)
1 star
 
(0)
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
"An epic reimagining of the remarkable life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the American heiress and trailblazing leader of the twentieth century, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sisi. Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. Such is Marjorie Merriweather Post's average evening. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Covered in diamonds and deemed American royalty, Marjorie nevertheless remains the product of her hardscrabble Midwestern roots and an insatiable drive to live, love, and give. A woman who has crawled through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar's treasures, who has outrun the Nazis in London, and who has sat down to dinner with everyone from the homeless during the Great Depression to Kremlin leaders, from European royalty to Hollywood stars, Marjorie lived a grand life that defies imagination. Marjorie's was a journey that began on the Great Plains, where she glued cereal boxes in her father's barn as a young girl. None could have predicted that C. W. Post's homegrown Postum Cereal Company would fundamentally reshape the American way of life and grow into the vast General Foods empire, with Marjorie as its glittering heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of coddled wife, mother, and hostess, Marjorie dared to demand more, making history as a leader in her family's business and a trailblazer in philanthropy and high society. Marjorie lived like an empress, worked like a titan of industry, and shaped a century. And yet Marjorie's story, though full of beauty and lived in her palatial homes like Mar-a-Lago, was equally marked by heartbreak. A wife four times over in vastly different, dramatic marriages, Marjorie sought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded playboy who could not outrun his demons, the charismatic financier whose charm could not conceal his betrayal, the diplomat with a dark side, and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake their circles. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale, especially when it came to love"--
Also in This Series
More Like This
More Details
ISBN:
9780593355688
9780593355695
9781432896966
9780593506868
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID315ba6a4-36cf-498d-9905-5eedc38554cb
Grouping Titlemagnificent lives of marjorie post
Grouping Authorallison pataki
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2024-03-27 22:22:24PM
Last Indexed2024-03-27 23:14:52PM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Pataki, Allison
author_display
Pataki, Allison
available_at_eh
Online OverDrive Collection
detailed_location_eh
East Hampton Adult Fiction
Online OverDrive Collection
display_description
"An epic reimagining of the remarkable life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the American heiress and trailblazing leader of the twentieth century, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sisi. Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. Such is Marjorie Merriweather Post's average evening. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Covered in diamonds and deemed American royalty, Marjorie nevertheless remains the product of her hardscrabble Midwestern roots and an insatiable drive to live, love, and give. A woman who has crawled through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar's treasures, who has outrun the Nazis in London, and who has sat down to dinner with everyone from the homeless during the Great Depression to Kremlin leaders, from European royalty to Hollywood stars, Marjorie lived a grand life that defies imagination. Marjorie's was a journey that began on the Great Plains, where she glued cereal boxes in her father's barn as a young girl. None could have predicted that C. W. Post's homegrown Postum Cereal Company would fundamentally reshape the American way of life and grow into the vast General Foods empire, with Marjorie as its glittering heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of coddled wife, mother, and hostess, Marjorie dared to demand more, making history as a leader in her family's business and a trailblazer in philanthropy and high society. Marjorie lived like an empress, worked like a titan of industry, and shaped a century. And yet Marjorie's story, though full of beauty and lived in her palatial homes like Mar-a-Lago, was equally marked by heartbreak. A wife four times over in vastly different, dramatic marriages, Marjorie sought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded playboy who could not outrun his demons, the charismatic financier whose charm could not conceal his betrayal, the diplomat with a dark side, and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake their circles. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale, especially when it came to love"--
format_category_eh
Audio Books
Books
eBook
format_eh
Book
Large Print
eAudiobook
eBook
id
315ba6a4-36cf-498d-9905-5eedc38554cb
isbn
9780593355688
9780593355695
9780593506868
9781432896966
itype_eh
14 DAY
ADULT BOOK
ADULT LARGE PRINT
last_indexed
2024-03-28T05:14:52.265Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
Novels
local_callnumber_eh
FIC PAT
Online OverDrive
owning_library_eh
East Hampton Public Library
East Hampton Public Library Online
owning_location_eh
East Hampton Public Library
Online OverDrive Collection
primary_isbn
9780593355688
publishDate
2022
publisher
Ballantine Books
Books on Tape
Random House Publishing Group
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company
recordtype
grouped_work
series
Thorndike Press large print core
series_with_volume
Thorndike Press large print core|
subject_facet
Biographical fiction
Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction
Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction
General Foods Corporation -- Fiction
Heiresses -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Large type books
Post, Marjorie Merriweather -- Fiction
Postum Cereal Co. -- Fiction
Rich people -- Fiction
title_display
The magnificent lives of Marjorie Post : a novel
title_full
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post A Novel
The magnificent lives of Marjorie Post : a novel / Allison Pataki
title_short
The magnificent lives of Marjorie Post
title_sub
a novel
topic_facet
Capitalists and financiers
Depressions
Fiction
Heiresses
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Post, Marjorie Merriweather
Rich people

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:.b27076817.i67334465Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type FictionLP/FIC/PATAKI1falsefalseDue Apr 13, 2024hmatf
ils:.b27076817.i67387433Branford/Blackstone Adult Large PrintLP FICTION PATAKI1falsefalseDue Apr 13, 2024bral
ils:.b27032942.i66913172East Lyme Public Adult FictionPataki, Allison (Magnificent)1falsefalseDue Apr 5, 2024elaf
ils:.b27032942.i66933365North Stonington/Wheeler Adult FictionFIC PATAKI [MAR 22]1falsefalseDue Apr 30, 2024nsaf
ils:.b27032942.i66899941East Hampton Adult FictionFIC PAT1falsefalseDue Apr 20, 2024ehaf
ils:.b27032942.i67963900Essex Adult FictionPATAKI1falsefalseOn Shelfexaf
ils:.b27032942.i66850058Middlefield/Coe Adult CollectionFIC Pataki1falsefalseOn Shelfmla
ils:.b27032942.i6684843xBranford/Blackstone Adult FictionFIC.1falsefalseDue Apr 13, 2024braf
ils:.b27032942.i6681988xHamden/Miller Adult FictionFIC/PATAKI1falsefalseDue Apr 6, 2024hmaf
ils:.b27032942.i66873174North Branford/Atwater Adult FictionFiction Pataki1falsefalseDue Apr 30, 2024nbaf
ils:.b27032942.i66865104Madison/Scranton Adult FictionF PATAKI1falsefalseDue Apr 30, 2024maaf
ils:.b27032942.i67094478North Haven Adult FictionFiction Pataki, Allison1falsefalseDue Apr 1, 2024nhaf
ils:.b27032942.i69073818East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction NewFIC PAT1falsefalseOn Shelfrabf
ils:.b27032942.i66867356East Haddam/Moodus Adult FictionFic Pat1falsefalseOn Shelfrbaf
ils:.b27032942.i66860039Durham Adult FictionFIC PATAKI1falsefalseOn Holdshelfduaf
ils:.b27032942.i66999984Old Saybrook/Acton Adult FictionF PATAKI1falsefalseDue Apr 13, 2024osaf
ils:.b27032942.i66863685Westbrook Adult FictionF PAT1falsefalseOn Shelfwsaf
ils:.b27032942.i66841306Old Lyme A FictionFIC PATAKI1falsefalseDue Apr 4, 2024olaf
ils:.b27032942.i67134063Orange/Case Adult Fiction BookFiction Pataki1falsefalseDue Apr 30, 2024oraf
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a912Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a93Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a922Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a96Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a917Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a9-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books1falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a918Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a926Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a927Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a95Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a911Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a928Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a914Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a931Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a923Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a910Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a94Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a935Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a98Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a925Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a97Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a924Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9323Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe938Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9325Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9328Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9312Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9335Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe93-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook2falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe936Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9311Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe933Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9318Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9331Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9324Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe934Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe937Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe935Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9314Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9322Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9327Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9326Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9310Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe9317Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:.b27076817Large PrintBooksLarge print editionEnglishThorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company2022685 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
ils:.b27032942BookBooksFirst editionEnglishBallantine Books©2022385 pages ; 25 cm
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a9eAudiobookAudio BooksEnglishBooks on Tape2022
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe93eBookeBookEnglishRandom House Publishing Group2022

scoping_details_eh

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesLocal Url
ils:.b27076817.i67334465Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27076817.i67387433Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66913172Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66933365Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66899941Checked OutChecked Outtruefalsetruefalsefalsetrue9999
ils:.b27032942.i67963900On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66850058On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i6684843xChecked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i6681988xChecked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66873174Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66865104Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i67094478Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i69073818On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66867356On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66860039Checked OutOn Holdshelffalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66999984Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66863685On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i66841306Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
ils:.b27032942.i67134063Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse9999
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a9-1Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse
overdrive:7d687eb3-1888-4f59-9d2f-f4924bae76a95Checked OutChecked Outtruefalsetruefalsefalsetrue
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe93-1Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse
overdrive:326f2d30-cff3-42d0-9ad9-126f55acbe935Available OnlineAvailable Onlinetruetruetruefalsefalsetrue