I guess I thought this would be about rich people getting what they deserve but it wasn’t about that. As sole owner of the L'Oreal cosmetic/perfume giant, she kept a tight rein on the business although she did place family members in positions of power. Their problems are really not "just like yours," but they are fascinating reading. Interesting story about the family that started L'Oréal. 3.5 stars. Life is too short and my TBR pile is too big to spend any more than my 100 page minimum with these horrible people- did not finish. Refresh and try again. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. Unbelievable story! To create our... To see what your friends thought of this book, The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris. Yet our group made the most out of what the book had to offer and interesting comparisons were made between the two books, including with regard to their protagonists (Holmes vs Banier) who both managed to enrich themselves without many credentials, using some degre. I enjoyed it but was ready for it to be done by the end. Or was he just the victim of a greedy daughter who finally wanted to take over the family business by declaring the heiress senile and take over her charge? Francoise Bettencourt Meyers has written two books. *, “Pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés, says an old French dictum—to live happily, live hidden.”, “L’Oréal’s stock is valued at some €90 billion, of which the principal share belongs to Liliane Bettencourt—”. A Great Fortune, A Lonely Woman, A Con-man, and a Jealous Daughter. So well written. A little underwhelmed by this one. You know what comes next.. lawyers and years of court battles and scandals with connections to France's Prime Minister, Sarkovy and o. An unusual pick for me, I spied it on the public library catalogue and thought I'd give it a try. In addition to excellent research and writing, this book is fascinating because of the prominence and influence of the Bettencourt family and the legal battle that captured the attention of all of France for most of a decade surrounding the world's richest woman, Lilian Bettencourt, and her artist-companion, François-Marie Banier. The revelations in the secret recordings that she used in evidence led to the Woerth-Bettencourt scandal. Lillian gifted millions to a friend, Francois-Marie Banier. The last time I read such a gossipy journalism piece was a popular biography of Princess Diana—awhile ago. 3-1/2 stars. Please try your request again later. In both cases, those powerful connections played crucial parts in the characters’ rise to fame and/or wealth, while providing them with considerable support and shielding them when things started going south (George Schultz for Holmes, Vanessa Paradis for Banier). Enter Francois-Marie Banier, a popular gadfly in Paris society who, although his antecedents were rather vague, knew everyone who was anyone and moved in the highest artistic and political circles. This was our book club’s third read and it was perhaps not the wisest decision to read it immediately after “Bad Blood”, another investigative journalist account of a large-scale scandal. It's an o.k read. Rich people. You know what comes next.. lawyers and years of court battles and scandals with connections to France's Prime Minister, Sarkovy and other high level officials. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French billionaire heiress and an author. by Dutton Books. Impressively, Tom Sancton somehow keeps them fairly clear in my mind, which is no small undertaking. Start by marking “The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The story of the billionaire heiress to the L'Oréal fortune and her younger, gay companion who was accused by the heiress's daughter of bilking her out of hundreds of millions of euros. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz bɛtɑ̃kuʁ mɛjɛʁs]) is a French billionaire heiress and an author of Bible commentaries and works on Jewish-Christian relations. We’d love your help. At the time of the scandal described in this book, she was in her eighties and starting to exhibit the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. Les dieux grecs: Généalogies (French Edition) (French) Paperback – January 1, 1994. by Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (Author) 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings. Books By Françoise Bettencourt Meyers All Formats Paperback Sort by: Sort by: Popularity "regard sur la Bible ; mieux se comprendre entre juifs et catholiques" Paperback. Like the French attitude that it mentions, it's hard to feel sympathy for the ultra-rich when there are so many people that live in poverty. while the daughter felt he was taking advantage. I'm going to try and read more non-fiction this year and I saw this on a book of the year list from NPR so thought I would give it a try. Money money money unbelievable wealth happiness not so much law suits oh yes.A delicious soap opera of money art inheritance made even more delicious this is all true,Thanks to Net Galley&Dutton books for free Galley for honest review. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Welcome back. Select the department you want to search in. This was our book club’s third read and it was perhaps not the wisest decision to read it immediately after “Bad Blood”, another investigative journalist account of a large-scale scandal. Fascinating book about a scandal that hit Paris but honestly wasn't even talked about in America, so for me, everything was brand new. Something went wrong. Real slow till page 120 and then extremely interesting up to page 250-260 , and then a little slower . More Information Are you an author? Something about this man, who was in his mid-forties, attracted Liliane, much to the dismay of her only child and heir Francoise Meyers. I weighed the book carefully in my hands and glanced through its pages before deciding to buy it. This book tells of the battle played out for control of L'Oreal's billions. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers has written two books. Like the French attitude that it mentions, it's hard to feel sympathy for the ultra-rich when there are so many people that live in poverty. As of 2019, she is the richest woman and 15th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $49.3 billion. There is a lot to recommend it though if you like reading about the rich can be taken advantage of, massive all consuming court cases, then th. The richest woman in the world and I never heard of her. Amazing. She married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz, and they decided to raise their children …
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