The Fortune Hunters: Dazzling Women and the Men They Married

by Charlotte Hays

Book Overview

From Madame de Pompadour, the famed mistress of Louis XV, to Pamela Harriman, who married into the English aristocracy and the American plutocracy, there is a rich history of women who have found glamour and wealth in the arms of a billionaire. But contrary to what you may think, fortune hunting is no idle pursuit. Like diving for treasure, it's a real job. Some women strive to be CEOs; others prefer to wed them. You'll meet today's dazzling successes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312246463
• ISBN13: 9780312246464
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

THE FORTUNE HUNTERS

GREAT READING. JUST FOUND IT A BIT CONFUSING TO HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH FROM ONE CHARACTER TO ANOTHER. THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THE READER TO BRING THE STORY OF ONE PERSON AT A TIME. BUT, GLAD I FOUND THE BOOK. IT HAS BEEN ADDED TO MY LIBRARY. THANK YOU. KLAUS HILBERT VON HAGEN.

Hope the guys got what they paid for

I didn't like how the stories were written intermingled. I like it better, start one story, finish it, then start the next. Don't mix them in between each other. Also, certain stories were taken as fact when it's clear it's gossip. Unfortunately, that's makes it hard to distinguish what's for real in the book. In the end, it makes it seem as if the whole book is gossip. So you end up having to read other books to get at the truth.

If West Point offered an 'MRS' degree this book would be required reading for the course on fortune

The Fortune Hunters has the unique qualaity of being both entertaining AND informative. If 'all is fair in love and war' then this book illustrates the strategies and characteristics of the greatest conquerors of the battle of the sexes. You learn how each of the 'generals' won the skirmishes, battles, and wars that made them famous while also learning the motivations that drove them into battle. Each of the women profiled could command a 400 page biography of their own but this book isn't about detailing their ENTIRE lives but, rather,their LOVE lives. Though these women are all one-of-a-kind personalities they share a specific cocktail of traits that makes for successful big-game hunting. Whether it is Wallis Simpson or Marla Maples Ms. Hays confirms that you can get more money during a 5 minute wedding ceremony than you could get from a lifetimes hard work. The text is witty and easy to read while the boil-plate approach to the fortune-huntress tactics provides high nutritional value. I have seen many 'fortune huntresses'(South Florida boasts a large population of 'old men with even older money') toiling away at their craft with dissapointing results but now that Ms. Hays has written this primer on marrying money their fortunes might just change for the better. I read this book the first night - couldn't put it down.

Well-written, well-researched, juicy read

This book is a wonderful backgrounder on what a fortune hunter is truly made of. I'm surrounded by them--we all are, no matter which social class we live in. But this book is a fantastic backgrounder on how all of these women think and behave. Hays is not cutting or cruel about these women; she simply tells their stories. And the stories are really something. Interesting, though: The fortune hunters of yesteryear are cut from exactly the same cloth as those we hear and see so much about today. A fun read.

Quick

I ordered the book before the publish date and received it three days early. I was very pleased with my purchase. Thanks