The Bettencourt Affair: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris PDF
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An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2017 by Thomas A. Sancton Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. DUTTON is a registered trademark and the D colophon is a trademark of Penguin Random House LLC. has been applied for. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Ebook ISBN 9781101984482 While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers, Internet addresses, and other contact information at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. Version_1 For Maya Jane Sancton, who came into the world while this book was gestating, and brightens every day Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. —F. Scott Fitzgerald, “A Diamond as Big as the Ritz” Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. —Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina Do you think I’m going to go to court and plead against my mother, to add a public scandal to a private one? —Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family C ONTENTS Map of Paris Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Author's Note Prologue: Lost in the Fog P O ART NE Life Before Banier 1. The Founder 2. The Heiress and the Consort 3. Poor Little Rich Girl P T ART WO Banier Enters the Scene 4. Portrait of the Artist 5. Such Good Friends 6. Dark Roots 7. A Generous Man 8. The Christmas Visitor 9. The Ambitious Monsieur Sarkozy 10. The Whistle-blower P T ART HREE The Bettencourt Affair 11. The Opening Salvo 12. Sibling Rivals 13. Sarkozy Joins the Fray 14. Metzner’s End Run P F ART OUR The Net Spreads Wider 15. The Butler Did It 16. Behind Closed Doors 17. The Woerth Affair 18. Filthy Rich 19. Banier’s Année Terrible 20. The Fixer P F ART IVE The Endgame 21. Bordeaux 22. Hardball 23. A President in the Crosshairs 24. Banier Strikes Back 25. Life and Death 26. The Reckoning 27. The Eye of the Beholder 28. The Wheels of Justice 29. Farewell to Paradise? 30. The Verdict Epilogue: Wings Cast of Characters Acknowledgments Notes About the Author
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