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A New York Times Bestseller

A Cosmopolitan Best Nonfiction Book of 2024

Compulsively readable: I found myself dashing through it like a novel' The Wall Street Journal

Riveting' Financial Times

The New York Times bestselling story of the golden age of luxury department stores, and the trailblazing women who ran them.

The twentieth century department store: a wonderland of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof. Dropping off the baby at nursery; an afternoon tea; a stroll through the latest fashions. A wedding (or funeral) could be planned. A Bengal Tiger cub could be purchased.

Inside these towering price-tag palaces, anything was possible. They were beacons of modernity, and within this atmosphere of glamour and luxury, women dominated. Men may have owned the buildings, but inside women ruled.<

When Women Ran Fifth Avenue

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      Publisher Canelo
      Published 1 July 2024
      ISBN-13 9781804369890
      978-1804369890
      ISBN-10 1804369896
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A New York Times Bestseller

      A Cosmopolitan Best Nonfiction Book of 2024

      Compulsively readable: I found myself dashing through it like a novel' The Wall Street Journal

      Riveting' Financial Times

      The New York Times bestselling story of the golden age of luxury department stores, and the trailblazing women who ran them.

      The twentieth century department store: a wonderland of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof. Dropping off the baby at nursery; an afternoon tea; a stroll through the latest fashions. A wedding (or funeral) could be planned. A Bengal Tiger cub could be purchased.

      Inside these towering price-tag palaces, anything was possible. They were beacons of modernity, and within this atmosphere of glamour and luxury, women dominated. Men may have owned the buildings, but inside women ruled.<

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