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The Imposter Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age
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3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.*
I love a great deep dive nonfiction story. I also love when a con-man (woman?) gets their comeuppance. The Imposter Heiress is the story of Cassie Chadwick, possibly the first of her ilk. A woman born to farming stock in rural Canada who sets her sights on becoming beyond wealthy and through her own cunning and conniving, she manages to live at the very highest echelon of society in Cleveland before finally getting caught.
A well-researched story full of interesting people and wild tales of what one could pull off with some moxy and enough money to fool people, especially if you were a charming woman in the late 1800s.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the audio ARC in exchange for this honest review.
I love a great deep dive nonfiction story. I also love when a con-man (woman?) gets their comeuppance. The Imposter Heiress is the story of Cassie Chadwick, possibly the first of her ilk. A woman born to farming stock in rural Canada who sets her sights on becoming beyond wealthy and through her own cunning and conniving, she manages to live at the very highest echelon of society in Cleveland before finally getting caught.
A well-researched story full of interesting people and wild tales of what one could pull off with some moxy and enough money to fool people, especially if you were a charming woman in the late 1800s.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the audio ARC in exchange for this honest review.
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