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De rijken zijn anders (1977)

door Susan Howatch

Reeksen: Van Zale (1)

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The New York Times bestselling novel about a powerful Wall Street family in the 1920s and the illicit affair that threatens their empire.  During the Roaring Twenties, Paul Van Zale is the undisputed king of the financial industry, an influential man of great wealth, unparalleled power, enormous ego, and insatiable appetites. He's also exactly what Dinah Slade is looking for: a millionaire susceptible to seduction who can rescue her endangered ancestral estate and make her dream of creating her own business empire come true.   All it takes is one look at the intoxicating young Englishwoman--"delivered" in secret to his London office--and all thoughts of his wife and other mistresses are instantly banished from Van Zale's mind. But their ensuing love affair has repercussions that will shake the foundations of the banking tycoon's Wall Street firm, especially when his dynamic, impulsive right-hand man also falls victim to Dinah's vibrant sensuality.   Perhaps graver still is her effect on Van Zale's family, among whom greed, rage, and jealousy are prime motivating factors. And as the boom of the twenties gives way to the despair of the Great Depression, everything threatens to come tumbling down in an avalanche of treachery and murder.   Inspired by the love triangle involving Caesar, Cleopatra, and Mark Antony, the author of Sins of the Fathers and The Wheel of Fortune--known for writing "impressive fiction imbued with moral questions"--presents an unforgettable saga of an American dynasty in the tumultuous years between the two world wars (Publishers Weekly).   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.  … (meer)
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1978 - The Rich are Different always conjures for me two separate, but entwined memories. Our group's last summer at home together before our Junior Year & what will become a year of plans to keep us from ever reliving that summer again. This was the novel we selected to read that summer. It was a golden time for the eight of us—long days on the courts, links, or at the pool. The club's summer social events now seem so quaint & lame. Four boys & four girls who had grown up together and now lived in a world where summer never ends & good-byes are distant threats of an unknown time to come. ( )
  Huba.Library | Jul 13, 2022 |
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  archivomorero | Jun 27, 2022 |
Susan Howatch is one of my favorite historical fiction authors along with Sharon Kay Penman and M.M. Kaye. I've read Penmarric, Cashelmara, and yes, The Rich Are Different several times along with her other works. I'm always amazed at this book by how well the stories of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, and Octavian Augustus fit in with the post-WWI era of boom and depression. This time the reread had special resonance with the failures on Wall Street today.
None of the characters are especially heroic but they do stay true to their historical natures, despite the setting being investment banks for Rome and an English manor house for Eygpt. The book has different POVs, mainly Paul (Julius Caesar), Dinah (Cleopatra), Steve (Mark Antony), and Cornelius (Octavian), with one other being Sylvia (Calpurnia), Paul's wife. They each provide a unique perspective to the story and each other. There is also exhaustive, well-researched detail on world events from the Roaring Twenties to the beginning of WWII.
The Rich Are Different is historical fiction at its best, and a book well-worth rereading. ( )
1 stem N.W.Moors | Jul 18, 2021 |
CON ESTE TITULO SACADO DE UNA FRASE YA LEGENDARIA DE SCOT FITZFERALD, SUSAN HOWATCH NOS TRAE UNA VISIÓN BRILLANTE Y SUGERENTE DE UNA ÉPOCA INOLVIDABLE :"LOS FELICES AÑOS VEINTE".
CENTRADA ALREDEDOR DE UNA MUJER AMBICIOSA DINAH SLADE, ARRUINADA DESCENDIENTE DE UNA ARISTOCRÁTICA FAMILIA INGLESA, ESTA NOVELA NO ES SOLO UN EXTRAORDINARIO DESFILE DE PERSONALIDADES Y CARACTERES, DE ACCIONES Y PASIONES, SINO UN GIGANTESCO ESCENARIO EN EL QUE SE REPRESENTA UN GRAN SUEÑO, EL SUEÑO DEL PODER Y LA PROSPERIDAD NORTEAMERICANA.
  CHIH-00-GO | Dec 16, 2019 |
This was a very satisfying read. If you are interested in historical fiction you need to add Susan Howatch to your to-be-read list. Others are much better at describing her unique way of telling a story from the individual viewpoints of each major character. This is my 4th book and I'm grateful there are more. ( )
  CathyWacksman | Apr 24, 2016 |
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The New York Times bestselling novel about a powerful Wall Street family in the 1920s and the illicit affair that threatens their empire.  During the Roaring Twenties, Paul Van Zale is the undisputed king of the financial industry, an influential man of great wealth, unparalleled power, enormous ego, and insatiable appetites. He's also exactly what Dinah Slade is looking for: a millionaire susceptible to seduction who can rescue her endangered ancestral estate and make her dream of creating her own business empire come true.   All it takes is one look at the intoxicating young Englishwoman--"delivered" in secret to his London office--and all thoughts of his wife and other mistresses are instantly banished from Van Zale's mind. But their ensuing love affair has repercussions that will shake the foundations of the banking tycoon's Wall Street firm, especially when his dynamic, impulsive right-hand man also falls victim to Dinah's vibrant sensuality.   Perhaps graver still is her effect on Van Zale's family, among whom greed, rage, and jealousy are prime motivating factors. And as the boom of the twenties gives way to the despair of the Great Depression, everything threatens to come tumbling down in an avalanche of treachery and murder.   Inspired by the love triangle involving Caesar, Cleopatra, and Mark Antony, the author of Sins of the Fathers and The Wheel of Fortune--known for writing "impressive fiction imbued with moral questions"--presents an unforgettable saga of an American dynasty in the tumultuous years between the two world wars (Publishers Weekly).   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.  

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