Helen Gould Was My Mother in Law - by Clark Andrews & Celeste Andrews Seton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A fun and fascinating romp through history featuring the family of railroad tycoon, Jay Gould. An American Downton Abbey if there ever was one!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This story begins on a hot fall afternoon with young and pretty Celeste Andrews swearing on a golf course and Louis Seton chivalrously fishing her club out of Lake Placid in the Adirondacks. Later that evening, Louis kisses her. Their relationship grows quickly and just two months later Louis</p><p>proposes to Celeste in the back of a cab in New York City. Their first stop: an illegal speakeasy to celebrate! At this point, though, Celeste is deeply in love and also deeply unaware of who her fiancé actually is. She begins her inquiry into Louis' life by asking the simple question, "Who are you?" As Louis slowly reveals his background, Celeste learns that his mother is Helen Gould Shepard, daughter of the railroad giant, Jay Gould, then considered the wealthiest woman in the country, as well as the most religious, stubborn and just perplexingly odd. Helen Gould is My Mother in Law is the wonderful true story of Celeste's baptism by fire, as it be, into the Gould family, world-renowned for exorbitant excess, infighting and international intrigue, to boot. Helen Gould Was My Mother In Law is that rare book that weaves its readers through history with a wink and a smile and leaves them wanting for more.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>From <strong>The Kirkus Review</strong> A sort of "Life With Helen Gould"book. This is written with sly good humor and provides a faithful account of a fabulous woman who lived a period piece in her own lifetime. Helen Gould Shepard was the eldest daughter of Jay Gould, financier. She adopted four children, the eldest of whom was Finley, who came down with measles at an orphan's party. Then Louis, the author's husband, was brought in because it seemed healthier for Finley to have a playmate other than spiders. His demand for a brace of sisters resulted in adopting Olivia and Helen Anna. Their mother loved them lavishly but did not spare the rod. They learned chapters from the Bible or arias from operas as punishment; Tuesday was French night and Thursday Spanish night, with starvation the alternative to knowing the foreign name for the foods. The new daughter-in-law's initiation to the family introduced her to a Victorian Sunday -- with church twice -- and the eccentricities of a mother-in-law who wrote out a check for $6,000 to stop Mormonism because she didn't believe in multiple marriage. Readers will enjoy the extraordinary living of an extraordinary family. A surprise -- and fun.</p><p><br></p><br>
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