Taking a human and compassionate approach, the author gently examines and sheds light on some of the issues affecting the extremely rich through the lives and thoughts of 3 women. Jenny Jackson writes a delightfully entertaining character driven novel that immerses the reader into the Stockton family members, their rarefied social circles, and well connected lives of unimaginable wealth and privilege that comprises the New York world of one percenters. At least she owned who she was with no apology. My favorite character in the book was Tilda. And I'm sorry, she can give all her money away every day (but still have her $37 million and future inheritance from her parents, mind you), spout all the woke bullshit under the sun, and virtue-signal like a boss.she is still a bad person. And then I read in the author notes that Jenny Jackson is a publishing executive who lives in the very neighborhood this book is centered on.Hmmmm.so, tongue-in-cheek poking or self-flagellation/virtue-signaling? I did feel like the family evolved in some small way (sort of) over the course of the story however, I can't decide whether or not the author meant this as some sort of discourse on wealth and privilege.or not. I also read this in one sitting, which for me always garners a star. On one hand, this was a very slow-moving, character driven story about a dysfunctional wealthy family.and I am always down for all of those things. I feel somewhat conflicted about this book.
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