When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion Grief & Loss Poetry It was her mother's diagnosis

It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer

and of how the reading and writing of stories make genuine connection possible

the Brennan family is forced to confront painful mistakes―and ultimately find a way forward

and the damage done by charming but complacent men

When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion Grief & Loss Poetry It was her mother's diagnosisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award winning author of The Plaza. "Ms. Satows carefully researched book is compulsively readable: I found myself dashing through it like a novel. She portrays the women with verve; we get a glimpse into their lives, as well as a sense of what it was like at each of these retail meccas." The Wall Street