WOMEN OF ROTHSCHILD (HB)

The story of the family who rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become synonymous with wealth and power has been much mythologized. Yet half the Rothschilds, the women, remain virtually unknown. As Jews in a Christian society and women in a deeply patriarchal family, they were outsiders. Determined to challenge and subvert expectations, they supported each other, building on the legacies of their mothers and aunts. Absorbing and compulsive this book gives voice to the complicated, privileged, and gifted women whose vision and tenacity shaped history.