by Meryl Gordon
Documents: Legal filings, Huguette M. Clark probate case, File 1995/1375, Manhattan Surrogate’s Court. Christie’s catalogue, April 2012.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Character List
Family Tree
Chapter One
The Clark Family Reunion at the Corcoran
Chapter Two
The Quest for “Tante Huguette”
Chapter Three
Huguette’s Walk in Central Park
Chapter Four
The Copper King
Chapter Five
The Reinvention of Anna
Chapter Six
A Parisian Girlhood
Chapter Seven
The Fractured Fairy Tale
Chapter Eight
Beginnings and Endings
Chapter Nine
Society Girl
Chapter Ten
Alone Again
Chapter Eleven
Facts, Fiction, and Betrayal
Chapter Twelve
The Lady Vanishes
Chapter Thirteen
A Change of Address
Chapter Fourteen
The Constant Companion
Chapter Fifteen
The Great Giveaway
Chapter Sixteen
The Long Good-bye
Chapter Seventeen
The Battle for Huguette’s Fortune
Photos
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Sources
Bibliography
Newsletters
Copyright
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Meryl Gordon
Cover by Gabriele Wilson
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