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The Auerbach Will
Written by Stephen Birmingham
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In The Auerbach Will, the novel by America's most renowned chronicler of the rich, ambitious young Essie Litsky defies a rigid upbringing by immigrant Russian Jewish parents to achieve wealth and success.
But her children tear Essie and her husband Jack Auerbach's family apart in fights over their fortune, and Essie finds that money will not mend broken lives.
Stephen Birmingham concludes this complex family saga, set in the Park Avenue world he first portrayed in the bestselling Our Crowd, with a surprise revelation. The story of Essie Auerbach and the Auerbach Will is unforgettable.
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Stephen Birmingham
Stephen Birmingham (1929–2015) was an American author of more than thirty books. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he graduated from Williams College in 1953 and taught writing at the University of Cincinnati. Birmingham’s work focuses on the upper class in America. He’s written about the African American elite in Certain People and prominent Jewish society in Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York, The Grandees: The Story of America’s Sephardic Elite, and The Rest of Us: The Rise of America’s Eastern European Jews. His work also encompasses several novels including The Auerbach Will, The LeBaron Secret, Shades of Fortune, and The Rothman Scandal, and other non-fiction titles such as California Rich, The Grandes Dames, and Life at the Dakota: New York’s Most Unusual Address.
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Reviews for The Auerbach Will
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A wonderful story right out of Birmingham’s “Our Crowd” and “The Rest of Us.” The narration by an ensemble cast was outstanding and compelling. Yes, the ending may surprise you if you get it.