Frances Kiernan
Beloved Brooke: Third Mrs. Astor, First Lady of New York
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Brooke Astor (b. 1902) holding Dolly the dachshund in 1991.
A young person who’s just moved to New York can hardly ignore the name Astor. It spans only one block, but Astor Place is frequently invoked by 23-year-olds, as it connects Broadway to St. Marks Place, the enduringly hip East Village destination. read more »
Adam Kirsch Pipes Up on a Biography of Mary McCarthy
Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy , by Frances Kiernan. W.W. read more »
