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Title	:	De Amerikaanse prinses
Author	:	Annejet van der Zijl
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 242 pages
Published	:	November 17th 2015 by Querido
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Historical. Biography

De Amerikaanse prinses

Annejet van der Zijl

Kindle Edition | Pages: 242 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 25203 Users | 1386 Reviews

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Op 13 april 1927 voer Allene Tew met de Mauretania de haven van New York uit. Ze liet een leven achter zich waarin ze alles had bereikt waar ze als plattelandsmeisje van had gedroomd – aanzien, fortuin, moederschap, haar grote liefde. En ze was het ook bijna allemaal weer kwijtgeraakt. ‘De rijkste en verdrietigste weduwe van de stad’, zoals Allene door societyrubrieken werd genoemd, had die dag echter ook nog veel vóór zich, zoals een nieuw gezin en een toekomst als officiële prinses, als Russische gravin en als peetmoeder van de latere koningin Beatrix.

De Amerikaanse prinses is een reconstructie van een weids en fascinerend leven, dat zich afspeelt tegen het decor van Amerika en Europa, de victoriaanse en de moderne tijd, de industriële en Russische revolutie en de twee wereldoorlogen. Maar het is bovenal het persoonlijke verhaal van een uitzonderlijke vrouw die de moed had om, tot het bittere eind, haar eigen, onnavolgbare weg te gaan.

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Original Title:	De Amerikaanse prinses ASIN B016DROIS8
Edition Language:	Dutch
Literary Awards:	Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek Nominee (2016), Libris Geschiedenis Prijs Nominee (2016)

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An American Princess, The Many Lives of Allene Tew by Annejet van der Zijl is an interesting historical fiction novel. It is about the fascinating and remarkable life of Allene Tew who lived during the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. I enjoyed reading about Allene Tew. She was a beautiful and intelligent woman who became one of the wealthiest women in the US in this time.Along well developed chapters, we follow Allene in her very busy life through US and Europe.

I had never heard of this woman before, but the title peaked my interest. The book was very interesting and covered a period of time I enjoy reading about. It moved along well, but at times didn't give as many details as I would have liked. I thought I might have trouble because of the translation, but it was easy to follow. A solid read for those who like historical biographies.

This is first and foremost a biography. The woman portrayed, Allene Tew is pretty remarkable because she was determined to live, and live well. She never gave up on her dreams and when obstacles got in her way she adapted. She was a dreamer and survivor who learned to succeed despite the restrictions on women during this time. It is also a history book. Much care is given to provide a history of America from the mid-1800s through the mid 1950s when she died. Some reviewers have complained that

This was quite the story of a girl who came from humble beginnings to become the godmother to the queen of the Netherlands, a millionaire, a princess, and, eventually, a countess. I had never heard of her before getting this book as a Prime First read one month. It was well-researched. I enjoy books about obscure people from history and this one didn't disappoint.

So I got this as a deal on Audible and much like a bad car accident, I couldn't stop listening. The writing is much like a thesis for a doctoral candidate, and at the end, I found at that is essentially what it was. The author is a terrible story teller. The Princess became wealthy by marrying money because she was beautiful, twice. And then married three more times. A very flat, superficial character. I would complain about wanting a refund, but $1.99 for an audible is not worth complaining

3.5 starsOK, so this took me a LONG time to read, but I finished 75% of it in one sitting, just sayin' Because of the timeline of her life, brief histories of certain events must be included and history is not my favorite genre. I had the beginning of high society in 1880s New York, the Spanish American war, the sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the Lusitania, the 1918 flu epidemic, WW I, stock market crash of 1929, and WW II to get through. Although not tediously detailed, it is important

2.5 starsAllene Tew was born in 1872 and lived till the mid-1900s. In that time, she married five times, had three children (who all died fairly young one as a toddler, the other two were adults, but young), and became incredibly rich. She became a princess of the title when she married her 4th (??) husband, a prince in Germany (??). So, I think I just dont tend to find rich people who dont do a whole lot all that interesting. Much of the book focused on the people around her (which Ive found