Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It's our great pleasure to present Renee Rosen!
Writes: Historical fiction in a variety of time periods, from the 1800s to the 1960s. The one thing you’ll find in all her novels, regardless of the era, is a cast of strong, trailblazing women. In the past, she’s written about Helen Gurley Brown, who was the first female editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. She’s also explored Mrs. Astor and Alva Vanderbilt’s notorious feud for control of New York society during the Gilded Age. And in her newest novel, she reveals the story and secrets behind the cosmetic icon, Estée Lauder, and how she went from making face creams in her Upper West apartment to dominating the makeup counters at Saks Fifth Avenue.
About: Renee Rosen is the USA Today bestselling author of eight historical novels, including The Social Graces, Park Avenue Summer, Windy City Blues and What the Lady Wants. Her latest novel, Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl (April 25, 2023) is based on Estée Lauder’s rise in the cosmetic industry. When Renee’s not reading a book, she’s listening to a book and when she’s not listening to a book, she’s writing one. She lives in Chicago and is at work on a new novel about the Barbie doll creator, Ruth Handler, coming from Penguin Random House/Berkley in 2025. To learn more about her, visit her website.
What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match:
- Seeking all readers who appreciate a story about female friendship, featuring strong, smart women.
- You’re the type who can curl up with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and lose yourself in the pages of a good story.
- You tend to think of the characters as real people and sometimes friends whom you’ll miss when the book is done.
- When you’re excited about a book, you can’t wait to call and tell everyone you know about it.
What to expect if we're compatible:
- Quirky characters who are flawed but striving to be better.
- Witty dialogue and sharp observations about life and female ambition.
- Women who are determined to succeed even when the odds are stacked against them.
- You’ll learn all kinds of fun, interesting historical facts without ever feeling like you’re reading a textbook.
It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Estée Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer.
In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever.
Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estée’s insatiable ambitions.
But in world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to reckon with the price that comes from daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.
Women's Fiction Historical [Berkley, On Sale: April 25, 2023, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780593335666 / eISBN: 9780593335673]
The Beginning of a Legend
Renee Rosen is the USA Today bestselling author of eight historical novels, including Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl, The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer. Her novels have been translated into more than dozen languages. She lives in Chicago where she is currently working on a new book about the creator of the Barbie Doll, Ruth Handler, coming from Penguin Random House/ Berkley in 2025.
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