
Madness Under the Royal Palms
Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach
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Todd McLaren
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Laurence Leamer
Leave it to Laurence Leamer, the best-selling author known for getting the inside story on his elusive subjects, to take us behind the walls of America's most exclusive enclave of wealth and privilege. Here Leamer tells a braided story involving a socialite determined to make it to the top of Palm Beach society, two infamous murders, and a powerful society reporter. As a backdrop, Leamer tells the story of the clash between old money and new, religion and status, and the love, lust, and fatal hatreds that determine the shape of a fiercely protected society. The cast of characters include trophy wives, trophy husbands, purported gigolos, glamorous widows, a pioneering gay couple, a wildly irreverent event planner, a sociopathic multimillionaire, and an elegant society queen. For 100 years, Palm Beach has been a fantasyland nurtured by, and maintained for, the megawealthy.
In the end, Leamer's tale of money, murder, and mad pretension reveals a darker strain. Uncovering that strain, the author writes, "turned into as fascinating, in some cases as shocking, and always as unexpected a journey as I have ever taken."
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"The book's highly visual vignettes dominated by divorce, infidelity, excessive drinking and violence produce a depressing picture of sad, angry, insecure and frequently nasty people hiding behind empty smiles, luxury cars and socially invisible servants." - ( Publishers Weekly)
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Fantastic book
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The story is a cross between tragic and grotesque. I’m sure there must be many lovely people that live in Palm Beach. But this book talks virtually exclusively about the tragic souls where money is all they have. I am sure this kind of wealth and lifestyle are tempting to some people. But this book made me realize I am grateful to not be a part of it.
Bizarre
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Just what I've been waiting for
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Accurate portrayal of life on the island
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This is more than just a tale of frivolity, this book exposes ruthless evil that is as toxic and vile as it gets.
There is good historical content; however, there was an error regarding The Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The author said that they resided in Bermuda, when in fact in 1940, the Duke was appointed governor of the Bahamas. He and the Duchess resided in Nassau for the remainder of the war.
Toxic, desperate people
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Not a story, but a collection
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Master Story Telling
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Not a true crime book, but ok.
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A somewhat jaundiced view but still worthwhile
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I love the research
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