7/30 Marie Benedict

Join Riverstone favorite, Marie Benedict, for an afternoon celebrating her new historical novel, THE FIRST LADIES

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The First Ladies is a novel of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune. It tells the story of their singular friendship and how it helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement, changing the world.

Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator. A graduate of Boston College and the Boston University School of Law, she is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Her Hidden Genius, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The Only Woman in the Room, Carnegie's Maid, The Other Einstein, and Lady Clementine. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.

The First Ladies By Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593440285
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Published: Berkley - June 27th, 2023

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! 

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian.


The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel) By Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593101544
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Published: Berkley - June 7th, 2022

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick!

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post!


“Historical fiction at its best!”*
 


The Mitford Affair: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781728229362
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - January 17th, 2023

"Plunges readers into a world of glamorous, charismatic young British debutantes and then turns that shiny world on its head...the most delicious storytelling." —Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post


Her Hidden Genius: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728260105
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - October 4th, 2022

"Brings to life Franklin's grit and spirit...an important contribution to the historical record." —The Washington Post

The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie!

She changed the world with her discovery. Three men took the credit.


The Mystery of Mrs. Christie: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728234304
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - October 5th, 2021

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

"A stunning story... The ending is ingenious, and it's possible that Benedict has brought to life the most plausible explanation for why Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926."—The Washington Post


Lady Clementine: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781492666936
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - July 7th, 2020

From Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room! An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill.


The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781492666899
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - August 6th, 2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Bestselling author Marie Benedict reveals the story of a brilliant woman scientist only remembered for her beauty.


Carnegie's Maid: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781492662709
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - October 2nd, 2018

The USA Today Bestseller

From the bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room comes a mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that asks what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.


The Other Einstein: A Novel By Marie Benedict Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781492647584
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - August 29th, 2017

From beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of a not-so-famous scientist who not only loved Albert Einstein, but also shaped the theories that brought him lasting renown.