Bill Dedman

The rich are not like you and me-they have money-or so the saying goes. One wonders what it would be like to not have to worry about food , shelter and clothing, but, of course a whole new crop of worries creep in ala Maslowe's hierarchy of needs and this book is the story of what it was like for one interesting person with unimaginable wealth at her disposal

Excellent story. Full of history. Loved the actual calls hearing her voice brought the story to life.

A richly detailed and fascinating portrait of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark.

Huguette Clark was a woman who grew up with extreme wealth. She owned properties in the United States that were never lived in by her, but were kept maintained as if they were. She was an artist, a collector of Japanese items, etc. She had major pieces of art in her possession, jewelry, musical instruments.
She eventually ended up living in a hospital for 20 years. Why? I believe that one would have had to know her to figure that out.
This book was fascinating.