First published 2023
Marjorie Merriweather Post starts by gluing cereal boxes in her father's barn in Battle Creek, Michigan. She follows simple rules: think for yourself, work hard, never take success for granted. When C. W. Post's Cereal Company grows into the General Foods empire, Marjorie becomes its heiress and leading lady. Before thirty, she amasses millions and becomes America's wealthiest woman. She refuses to stay confined as a high-society wife and hostess. Marjorie crawls through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar's treasures. She outruns Nazis in London and serves the homeless during the Great Depression. Presidents come and go, but she hosts them all at her palatial homes like Mar-a-Lago. She marries four times, seeking love with a blue-blooded party boy, a charismatic financier, an international diplomat, and a bon vivant with shocking secrets. Through wealth and heartbreak, Marjorie discovers her own voice and embraces her power while shaping American history.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, business, american, biographical-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, strong-female-lead
Setting: Battle Creek, London, Michigan, Moscow, United States
Period: Great Depression, World War II
432 pages · Paperback · Ballantine Books