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Reviews

Reviews:

 

Publisher's  Weekly:

 

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781538751244

 

Winsome…it's an reverent ode to an overlooked fixture of midcentury American politics.

 

Booklist

 

Mesta's talents for bringing together the right people at the right tie earned her entree to the halls of power and the affection of presidents and kings. Mesta's larger-than-life persona shines in journalist Gordon's deeply sourced material.

 

 

 

Kirkus Reviews: "Perle was more than a flighty socialite: As Gordon portrays her, she proved to be an able goodwill ambassador and savvy political operator.

 

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/meryl-gordon/the-woman-who-knew-everyone/

 

 

Reviews for previous books by Meryl Gordon:

 

 

New York Times:

 

  Bunny Mellon

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/books/review/bunny-mellon-biography-meryl-gordon.html

 

 

Mrs. Astor Regrets

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/arts/10iht-bookmer.1.18490160.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/books/chapters/chapter-mrs-astor-regrets.html