Her husband calls her out on this, and it doesn't work out for her. The FBI gets involved. But does she grow from this? No, she just kind of. weathers it and life goes on. She's never reflective. She never thinks about anything she does. She doesn't change. I guess there are spoilers in this review, but for there to be spoilers, there would have to be a plot to spoil, and there isn't.

The characters’ decision-making and the events of the book did not feel realistic at all. Why would a random billionaire offer to double the salary of a man he just met? Why would said billionaire’s wife hire the first random writer that stumbles into her house (Rebecca) to ghost-write her memoir? I received an ARC of this book, and I wasn't at all sure that it was my kind of book (not to mention, I wasn’t a fan of the cover! lol), but once I started it, I couldn't put it down until I finished the entire thing! a href="https://venicemagftl.com/the-island-is-calling/"> The Island is Calling; By: Nila Do Simon, Venice Magazine Online (USA), May 2020

You dedicated this book to your grandparents, Joseph and Estée. What is your favorite Palm Beach memory with them? a href="https://www.papercitymag.com/society/aerin-lauder-houston-visit-longoria-collection/?city=Houston#255399" target="_blank">Heiress and Beauty Icon Draws an Impressive, Stylish Crowd in Houston, Sells Out of Books in No Time, Paper City Magazine Online (USA), November 2019

a href="https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/best-new-fall-coffee-table-books" target="_blank">23 New Coffee Table Books That Are Perfect to Gift This Season, Vogue.com, December 2019

And how we're given the opportunity to think "what would I do here"? as it isn't always what we think.

In 1937, photographer Cecil Beaton summed up a trip to Palm Beach as: “Tennis, swimming, lunch. Golf, drinks, dinner. The Patio. Bradley’s. Bed.” 80 years later, there may be some new stores on Worth Avenue, but the Beaton-described spirit of Palm Beach is the same: a place of retro luxury where leisure sports and tropical tradition reign supreme. The main character, Rebecca, is strangely used as a mouthpiece for typically liberal talking points. As a left-leaning person who actually vibes with the points Rebecca makes about wealth inequality, I still feel like her character is more of an irritating caricature than she is a genuine vessel for the arguments she makes. a href="https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/entertainment/20191125/new-book-lets-reader-see-palm-beach-through-aerin-lauders-eyes" target="_blank">New book lets reader see Palm Beach through Aerin Lauder’s eyes, Palm Beach Daily News Online (USA), November 2019

DISCOVER

The history. The memories. The elegance. And most of all, the beauty—even on a rainy day, you still look at the ocean, the beach and all the incredible homes on South Ocean Boulevard. But okay, slow plot isn't the worst sin in the world. I love Catcher in the Rye and nothing even happens in that book. But Catcher is engagingly written, whether you love it or hate it. This was like reading . . . nothing. It had almost no voice. It was like a dessert that only tastes like sugar, and you're like-- wait, that's it? Tom Turner is a reputed writer from America, who is famous for writing crime, fiction, thriller, and mystery novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Charlie Crawford Mystery series. His mystery books have done very well and have helped him in establishing himself as a noteworthy author. Turner is a native of New England. After the completion of his college studies, he stayed in Vermont and was involved in running a bar for some time. He shifted to New York after a few years and started working in an advertising agency. Author Turner held the post of a copywriter in a number of advertising agencies in Manhattan and also won several awards for his work. After spending many years in this line of work, he decided to undergo a radical change and shifted his focus to commercial real estate. This job landed him in Palm Beach after several years, where he bought, renovated, and sold plots and houses. The place attracted him so much that he ended up writing mystery stories set in Palm Beach.

That’s the premise of Aerin Lauder’s new book for Assouline, Palm Beach. Tracing the glamorous escape from the days of her grandparents, Joseph and Estée Lauder, to present day, it shows partly how Palm Beach has changed, but mostly, how it has stayed the same. The Breakers is still an institution. Colorful Lily Pulitzer and Pucci sheath dresses are still donned for dinner. Sprinkles still serves up the best ice cream in town. It’s just all enjoyed by a new generation. (A concept best embodied by a visual example: Slim Aaron’s portrait of C.Z. Guest juxtaposed with an photograph of Lauder herself, striking in their similarities right down to their yellow labs, despite the multi-decade gap.) Opinions get up close and personally challenged as things change as Rebecca sees a whole different side to the mega wealthy.Aerin Lauder: Every year we would go down to Palm Beach for multiple holidays and vacations. It was just the excitement of that first day arriving there and having that first glass of orange juice or scoop of ice cream. And looking at the ocean—that sense of happiness and contentment when I first arrived. a href="https://goop.com/travel/experiences/three-days-in-palm-beach/"> Three Perfect Days in Palm Beach, Goop Online (USA), December 2019

Palm Beach style is very feminine, elegant, colorful with an ease to it. I love to wear a long Pucci dress and casual, festive earrings. I think Palm Beach is also somewhere you can have fun with jewelry—it is the tropics, you're on holiday! I'm always carrying a little straw clutch.