Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach Audiobook

" Good ol' NYC gossip. "

" The story of the family of Mrs. Brooke Astor, a New York philanthropist who died at the age of 105. Her only son was charged with misuse of her money and lack of proper guardianship, and care the year before she died. Very interesting! "

" After reading to page 140 I realized I disliked everyone in this book, including the author. Goodbye, dysfunctional family and author! "

" A balanced account of the Astor saga that reads like fiction but includes interviews of 230 of Mrs. Astor's intimate acquaintances, friends, and family. "

" Glad I'm not rich and I don't have any kids! "

" Well Written and interesting true story. "

" Very interesting.... having all that money and drive floats some boats and creates horrid undercurrents and unhappiness parallel to the treats of wealth... tips others into dishonesty via greed... full of details "

" Interesting time in history. Learned a lot about the old money in New York. What a character! "

" Choppy book that wasn't revealing enough portrait of Brooke Astor. Focused on last part of her life over detailing of charges of elder abuse however story ends without resolution of case so ends up unsatisfying. "

" Interesting take on the end of Mrs. Astor's life. Not a riveting read but interesting nonetheless. "

" Could not get into it "

" This is a compelling read into the sad story of Brooke Astor's final years of life and what appears to be a very greedy daughter-in-law and compliant son. Interestingly, as I write this, the trial against her son and attorney is currently on-going. Tragic. "

" loved this book! I am going to dive into more non-fictions about these people :-) "

" A really good reminder that money isn't everything. "

" Reads like a gripping novel of deception and betryal -- hard to believe this is nonfiction. "

" Makes one glad he doesn't have money. "

" An interesting biography "

" A good summer read about disfunctional rich people we aren't likely to meet. "

" A truly engrossing read--hard to put down. I look forward to learning more about Mrs. Astor's earlier years and philanthropy. "

" I didn't finish it. I'm not sure why. I think that I lost it. "

" How can you not like reading about an incredibly wealthy family that is incredibly dysfunctional? This is well done and very readable...it's very timely because Mrs. Astor's son goes on trial for issues discussed in this book in two days. A good, fast read "

" I have to admit, I didn't really read this. About twenty pages into it, I decided that life is just to short to waste my time on junk like this. Tabloid-level reading! "

" Interesting time in history. Learned a lot about the old money in New York. What a character! "

" A book about a proud, generous woman who was a product of her time as a society queen. Her life ended very sadly. I enjoyed this book, which definitely proves the point that the rich are different. "

" Choppy book that wasn't revealing enough portrait of Brooke Astor. Focused on last part of her life over detailing of charges of elder abuse however story ends without resolution of case so ends up unsatisfying. "

" Not enough material for a book,but a pretty interesting peek into the life of the rich and famous. "

" Yay for well-researched tell-all books! Was she a bad mother or was he a bad son? You read the book and decide! "

" My trusts and estates professor "recommended" that we read this. Basically nonstop tabloid-style name-dropping and unfounded sensationalism. Book was poorly-written and abhorrently structured. Not a good read. "

" fascinating...creepy lifestyle these idle rich...very intereting story "

" I lapped it up. It's just great to read how the rich mess up their lives. "

" Reads like a gripping novel of deception and betryal -- hard to believe this is nonfiction. "

" No one comes off well in this book. Leaves you with an iccky feeling when you finish. "

" If you love upper crust NYC society of any era you will love this reporters account of a famous NY family full of greed, jealousy and betrayal. "

" Very well written using mutiple sources, the author maintained her objectivity through out. I couldn't put it down. "

" I liked this book because I went into it with one feeling about her son and yet you begin to wonder how much of it is not the whole. I think the verdict was proper, but I also think Mrs. Astor herself probably didn't help her son's reputation. "

" The only problem with this book is that it is TOO long! IMO, the subject matter isn't riveting enough to justify the lengthiness. I got about a third of the way through listening to this on audio tape and couldn't listen to one minute more. I can't imagine trying to read the book. "