Peggy; A Novel written by Rebecca Godfrey is another novel in the line of great historical fiction I ave read. Taking a a little known figure from history and developing a plot that incorporates facts we know aboout her life and building out the rest of the story with fictionalized details to fill in the missing pieces.
This book takes the reader on a journey with Peggy Guggenheim from her childhood to becoming an adult. Starting as a teenager living with here parents in New York City as one of the wealthiest families in America. Her family had built its wealth on the backs of workers who went down into the mines. She is unhappy with owh her familly earned their money and about how her parents repeatedly remind her and her siblings to keep a low profile and not attract attention to the fact that their family is Jewish.
Then her father is lost at sea when the Titanic goes down. Peggy's world abruptly changes. Family secrets are disclosed and the money disappears. As soon as she can leave Peggy moves to Paris for a new life with many artists. She marries and starts a new life. Over her life she supports many artists and authors in their careers. Using a special talent she has had since childhood when she would go to museums with her father and analyze paintings, finding the meaning behind the artwork. This is all very useful to Peggy's future lifestyle and career.
Her marriages, her friends, her children such an interesting life.
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