307:
415:, Dedman was led to Paul Clark Newell, Jr., Huguette Clark's cousin and one of the few relatives who had any contact with her. Together, Dedman and Newell (1936–2016) collaborated, combining Dedman's findings with years of family research by Newell, telling the tale of a bright, talented woman born into a family of wealth and privilege who voluntarily removes herself from the outside world to live a life of relative seclusion.
390:
Huguette's intimate circle of family members, including her infamous father and publicity-shy mother; acquaintances like her nurse who received more than $ 30 million in gifts; and the relatives fighting to inherit
Huguette's fortune. The book contains more than seventy photographs, many never before
540:, a unique American character emerges from the shadows. Through deep research and evocative writing, Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr., have expertly captured the arc of history covered by the remarkable Clark family, while solving a deeply personal mystery of wealth and eccentricity." —
411:, and came across a listing for an expensive home that had been unoccupied but maintained for nearly sixty years. From there he began research that led him to Huguette Clark and into American history that was still being lived out. After publishing his initial story on
550:"Who knew? Though virtually unknown today, W. A. Clark was one of the fifty richest Americans ever—copper baron, railroad builder, art collector, U.S. senator, and world-class scoundrel. Yet his daughter and heiress Huguette became a bizarre recluse.
568:
is a mesmerizing tale that delivers all the ingredients of a top-notch mystery novel. But there is nothing fictional about this true, fully researched story of a fascinating and reclusive woman from an era of fabulous
American wealth.
36:
362:, and a vast collection of antique dolls. During her life, she used her wealth to buy gifts for friends and strangers alike while quietly pursuing her own calling as an artist and guarding the privacy she valued above all else.
583:
is a real-life
American Bleak House, an arresting tale about misplaced souls sketched on a canvas that stretches from coast to coast, from riotous mining camps to the gilded dwellings of the very, very rich." —
850:
522:
is at once an engrossing portrait of a forgotten
American heiress and a fascinating meditation on the crosswinds of extreme wealth. Hugely entertaining and well researched,
508:—if Boo's father had been as rich as Rockefeller. This is an enchanting journey into the mysteries of the mind, a true-to-life exploration of strangeness and delight." —
920:
717:
804:
650:
1027:
781:
604:
has been translated and published in China, Brazil, and Italy, and also published in
English in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries.
692:
1017:
895:
504:
is a dazzlement and a wonder. Bill Dedman and Paul Newell unravel a great character, Huguette Clark, a shy soul akin to Boo Radley in
492:"Riveting . . . deliciously scandalous . . . a thrilling study of the responsibilities and privileges that come with great wealth." —
215:
140:
732:
1012:
189:(1839–1925), one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time. The book chronicles the Clark family's involvement across much of
1022:
1007:
827:
958:
450:"An exhaustively researched, well-written account . . . a blood-boiling expose will make you angry and will make you sad." —
758:
464:"A childlike, self-exiled eccentric, is the sort of subject susceptible to a biography of broad strokes, which makes
527:
470:
365:
The book weaves together
Huguette's seemingly charmed life through her personal history including possession of a
486:
20:
971:
573:
is a delicious read—once you start it, you will find it hard to put down." — Kate Alcott, bestselling author of
873:
665:
478:
408:
259:
340:
310:
295:
254:
183:
952:
946:
476:"A compelling account of what happened to the Clark family and its fortune . . . a tremendous feat." —
458:"An evocative and rollicking read, part social history, part hothouse mystery, part grand guignol." —
442:"A fascinating investigation into the haunting true-life tale of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark." —
306:
332:
283:
651:"'Empty Mansions' Series Adaptation in the Works at HBO from Ido Fluk, Joe Wright & Fremantle"
164:
Empty
Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
28:
Empty
Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
436:
366:
434:"An amazing story of profligate wealth . . . an outsized tale of rags-to-riches prosperity." —
947:
C-SPAN video of a panel with Dedman and Newell at the Tucson
Festival of Books, March 15, 2014
494:
452:
245:
235:
135:
733:"Abundantly Wealthy, But Not Living It Up 'Empty Mansions,' About the Heiress Huguette Clark"
324:
190:
186:
82:
294:, and screenwriter Ido Fluk. The book was optioned earlier by film and television director
759:"Reclusive Heiress's Mansion Uninhabited and Frozen in Time for 60 Years Finally Revealed"
585:
459:
444:
424:"One of those incredible stories that you didn't even know existed. It filled a void." —
395:
tells the story of a woman who has been described as the "last jewel of the Gilded Age".
468:, the first full-length account of her life, impressive for its delicacy and depth." —
404:
175:
953:
C-SPAN video of a talk by Dedman at the May 2014 Gaithersburg, Maryland, Book
Festival
1001:
933:
384:
321:
555:
356:
344:
198:
387:
despite owning multiple homes and having a fortune worth more than $ 300 million.
271:
541:
425:
348:
172:
168:
49:
509:
291:
250:
68:
484:"Brilliantly researched, tough-minded, and fair . . . a fascinating read." —
370:
336:
265:
226:
205:
194:
115:
111:
72:
35:
320:
chronicles the life of Huguette Clark, the daughter of the wealthy copper
625:
328:
412:
383:. During the last 20 years of her life, Huguette lived in hospitals in
375:
222:
202:
984:
805:"The Mysterious Life, Death, and Afterlife of Heiress Huguette Clark"
666:"Ryan Murphy Options Rights To NY Times' Bestseller 'Empty Mansions'"
359:
352:
179:
119:
305:
912:
380:
151:
407:–winning journalist Bill Dedman was looking at real estate in
287:
155:, by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. | Official Website
347:, the largest house in New York City. She owned paintings by
229:
books for the week ending September 14, 2013. It was on the
782:"'Empty Mansions': preying on the pocketbook of an heiress"
379:
to the anxiety nine decades later of the terror attacks on
896:"Covers released for Chinese edition of Empty Mansions"
554:
reveals this mysterious family in sumptuous detail." —
514:
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
600:
Originally published in the United States and Canada,
851:"Shy millionaire preferred hospital to fancy homes"
147:
134:
126:
106:
98:
88:
78:
64:
56:
45:
16:
2013 book by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.
327:. Clark was a controversial senator, builder of
988:video of interviews with Dedman and Newell on
937:video of interviews with Newell and Dedman on
718:"Co-author of 'Empty Mansions' dies at age 80"
167:is a non-fiction book by the American authors
579:"More than a biography, more than a mystery,
8:
26:
872:Brantingham, Barney (September 10, 2013).
34:
25:
590:Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned
613:
560:Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
286:, which is developing a TV series with
243:also appeared on bestseller lists from
171:and Paul Clark Newell, Jr., about the
687:
685:
683:
619:
617:
233:bestseller list for 13 weeks and the
7:
803:Gross, Michael (September 3, 2013).
780:Schleier, Curt (September 1, 2013).
731:Maslin, Janet (September 4, 2013).
19:For the song by Local Natives, see
924:video of interview with Dedman on
826:Acitelli, Tom (December 5, 2012).
546:Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
14:
849:Bross, Tim (September 15, 2013).
1028:Collaborative non-fiction books
922:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
664:Busch, Anita (March 14, 2014).
757:Bender, Kelli (May 21, 2014).
239:bestseller list for 37 weeks.
1:
874:"Book Review: Empty Mansions"
626:"The story of Empty Mansions"
178:(1906–2011), daughter of the
391:seen outside of the family.
373:on the second voyage of the
876:. Santa Barbara Independent
471:Town & Country Magazine
201:to mining camps during the
1044:
1018:Family of William A. Clark
339:. Huguette grew up in the
52:and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.
18:
975:interview with Dedman on
962:interview with Dedman on
487:Santa Barbara Independent
253:independent booksellers,
214:debuted at number one on
33:
21:Time Will Wait for No One
1013:Culture of New York City
526:is a fabulous read." —
479:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
409:New Canaan, Connecticut
260:The Wall Street Journal
1023:Ballantine Books books
1008:2013 non-fiction books
697:penguinrandonhouse.com
341:William A. Clark House
314:
311:William A. Clark House
630:emptymansionsbook.com
506:To Kill a Mockingbird
335:, and the founder of
309:
255:National Public Radio
184:United States Senator
979:, September 12, 2013
941:, September 10, 2013
928:, September 10, 2013
853:. St. Louis Dispatch
830:. Town & Country
333:Clark County, Nevada
275:magazine in Canada.
225:and number four for
966:, December 31, 2013
278:The film rights to
30:
917:- Official Website
737:The New York Times
653:. 7 February 2023.
437:The New York Times
315:
217:The New York Times
130:496 pp (Hardcover)
94:September 10, 2013
992:, January 4, 2014
807:. The Daily Beast
495:Publishers Weekly
453:The Seattle Times
282:were optioned by
246:Publishers Weekly
236:Los Angeles Times
160:
159:
99:Publication place
1035:
986:TV Santa Barbara
900:
899:
892:
886:
885:
883:
881:
869:
863:
862:
860:
858:
846:
840:
839:
837:
835:
823:
817:
816:
814:
812:
800:
794:
793:
791:
789:
777:
771:
770:
768:
766:
754:
748:
747:
745:
743:
728:
722:
721:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
693:"Empty Mansions"
689:
678:
677:
675:
673:
661:
655:
654:
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
621:
325:William A. Clark
313:in New York City
191:American history
187:William A. Clark
90:Publication date
83:Ballantine Books
38:
31:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1032:
998:
997:
909:
904:
903:
894:
893:
889:
879:
877:
871:
870:
866:
856:
854:
848:
847:
843:
833:
831:
825:
824:
820:
810:
808:
802:
801:
797:
787:
785:
784:. Seattle Times
779:
778:
774:
764:
762:
756:
755:
751:
741:
739:
730:
729:
725:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
691:
690:
681:
671:
669:
663:
662:
658:
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
623:
622:
615:
610:
598:
586:John A. Farrell
532:A World on Fire
460:The Daily Beast
445:People Magazine
421:
401:
304:
219:bestseller list
107:Media type
91:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1041:
1039:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1000:
999:
996:
995:
990:Empty Mansions
982:
977:Empty Mansions
969:
964:Empty Mansions
956:
950:
944:
939:Empty Mansions
935:The Today Show
931:
926:Empty Mansions
918:
914:Empty Mansions
908:
907:External links
905:
902:
901:
887:
864:
841:
818:
795:
772:
749:
723:
709:
679:
656:
642:
624:Dedman, Bill.
612:
611:
609:
606:
602:Empty Mansions
597:
594:
593:
592:
581:Empty Mansions
577:
575:The Dressmaker
571:Empty Mansions
566:Empty Mansions
562:
552:Empty Mansions
548:
538:Empty Mansions
534:
528:Amanda Foreman
524:Empty Mansions
520:Empty Mansions
516:
502:Empty Mansions
498:
490:
482:
474:
466:Empty Mansions
462:
456:
448:
440:
432:
430:The Daily Show
420:
417:
405:Pulitzer Prize
400:
397:
393:Empty Mansions
331:, namesake of
318:Empty Mansions
303:
300:
280:Empty Mansions
241:Empty Mansions
231:New York Times
212:Empty Mansions
176:Huguette Clark
158:
157:
153:Empty Mansions
149:
145:
144:
141:978-0345534521
138:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
89:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
47:
43:
42:
39:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1040:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1003:
993:
991:
987:
983:
980:
978:
974:
970:
967:
965:
961:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
940:
936:
932:
929:
927:
923:
919:
916:
915:
911:
910:
906:
897:
891:
888:
875:
868:
865:
852:
845:
842:
829:
828:"Empty Nests"
822:
819:
806:
799:
796:
783:
776:
773:
760:
753:
750:
738:
734:
727:
724:
719:
713:
710:
698:
694:
688:
686:
684:
680:
667:
660:
657:
652:
646:
643:
631:
627:
620:
618:
614:
607:
605:
603:
595:
591:
587:
582:
578:
576:
572:
567:
563:
561:
557:
553:
549:
547:
543:
539:
535:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
497:
496:
491:
489:
488:
483:
481:
480:
475:
473:
472:
467:
463:
461:
457:
455:
454:
449:
447:
446:
441:
439:
438:
433:
431:
427:
423:
422:
418:
416:
414:
410:
406:
398:
396:
394:
388:
386:
385:New York City
382:
378:
377:
372:
368:
363:
361:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
323:
322:industrialist
319:
312:
308:
301:
299:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
276:
274:
273:
268:
267:
262:
261:
256:
252:
248:
247:
242:
238:
237:
232:
228:
224:
220:
218:
213:
209:
207:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
185:
181:
177:
174:
170:
166:
165:
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:United States
101:
97:
93:
87:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
48:
44:
40:First edition
37:
32:
29:
22:
989:
985:
976:
972:
963:
959:
938:
934:
925:
921:
913:
890:
878:. Retrieved
867:
855:. Retrieved
844:
832:. Retrieved
821:
809:. Retrieved
798:
786:. Retrieved
775:
763:. Retrieved
752:
740:. Retrieved
736:
726:
712:
700:. Retrieved
696:
670:. Retrieved
659:
645:
633:. Retrieved
629:
601:
599:
596:Translations
589:
588:, author of
580:
574:
570:
565:
559:
558:, author of
556:John Berendt
551:
545:
544:, author of
537:
531:
530:, author of
523:
519:
513:
512:, author of
505:
501:
493:
485:
477:
469:
465:
451:
443:
435:
429:
402:
392:
389:
374:
364:
357:Stradivarius
345:Fifth Avenue
317:
316:
279:
277:
270:
264:
258:
244:
240:
234:
230:
216:
211:
210:
199:Pennsylvania
163:
162:
161:
152:
27:
542:Jon Meacham
426:Jon Stewart
369:ticket and
367:first-class
349:Edgar Degas
296:Ryan Murphy
290:, director
169:Bill Dedman
143:(Hardcover)
50:Bill Dedman
1002:Categories
960:Authorlink
880:29 January
857:29 January
834:29 January
811:29 January
788:29 January
765:29 January
742:29 January
702:28 January
672:28 January
668:. Deadline
635:28 January
608:References
510:Pat Conroy
292:Joe Wright
251:IndieBound
182:baron and
122:, audio-CD
69:Nonfiction
403:In 2009,
371:stateroom
337:Las Vegas
329:railroads
284:Fremantle
272:Maclean's
266:USA Today
227:hardcover
206:gold rush
195:log cabin
193:, from a
116:Paperback
79:Publisher
73:Biography
761:. People
399:Research
302:Overview
112:Hardback
57:Language
973:Reuters
419:Reviews
413:NBC.com
376:Titanic
343:at 962
223:e-books
203:Montana
173:heiress
148:Website
110:Print (
60:English
360:violin
353:Renoir
180:copper
120:e-book
46:Author
127:Pages
65:Genre
882:2016
859:2016
836:2016
813:2016
790:2016
767:2016
744:2016
704:2016
674:2016
637:2016
536:"In
381:9/11
355:, a
351:and
269:and
221:for
136:ISBN
114:and
288:HBO
208:.
197:in
118:),
1004::
735:.
695:.
682:^
628:.
616:^
428:,
298:.
263:,
257:,
249:,
994:.
981:.
968:.
955:.
949:.
943:.
930:.
898:.
884:.
861:.
838:.
815:.
792:.
769:.
746:.
720:.
706:.
676:.
639:.
564:"
518:"
500:"
71:/
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
