Carol Wallace- Gilded Age Rivals

Carol Wallace has written more than 20 books, including the New York Times bestseller, To Marry an English Lord, which was an inspiration for the Downton Abbey TV series. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and in Binge Reading today Carol talks about her latest historical fiction, Our Kind of People. It’s set in the Gilded Age New York and brings the class wars of Downton Abbey to Manhattan. We've got our usual free book giveaway this week. Another joint author promotion of whodunnit mysteries on The Joys of Binge Reading free giveaway. Links for these books and all the details for other subjects discussed in this episode can be found on our website, www.thejoysofbingereading.com. GET FREE WHODUNNITS Join our weekly newsletter so that you've got a prompt every week on what's newly posted and what's coming next. JOBR WEEKLY NEWS HERE! Links in this episode: Gilded Age New York: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age New York’s Elevated Railway – the “El” https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/27/17507424/new-york-city-elevated-train-history-transportation Gilded Age Society – the 400: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Hundred_(Gilded_Age) To Marry An English Lord:   https://www.amazon.com/Marry-English-Lord-Marriage-Snobbery/dp/0761171959ery Julian Fellowes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Fellowes The Gilded Age TV series:  https://www.hbo.com/the-gilded-age Consuelo Vanderbilt: https://www.christies.com/features/the-story-of-consuelo-vanderbilts-marriage-to-the-duke-of-marlborough-7745-1.aspx Carol Wallace: Ben Hur: The Tale of the Christ. Lew Wallace: (Carol’s great-great-grandfather): https://www.ben-hur.com/meet-lew-wallace/ Robert G Ingersoll: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll Lew Wallace and Battler of Shiloh:   https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=stu_res_jour How the scapegoat of Shiloh became America's best-selling novelist: (from Slate) http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2013/03/ben_hur_and_lew_wallace_how_the_scapegoat_of_shiloh_became_one_of_the_best.html Leaving Van Gogh: https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Van-Gogh-Carol-Wallace/dp/1400068797/ Vincent Van Gogh’s doctor: https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/le-docteur-paul-gachet-751 Susan Hill: Simon Serrailler series https://www.goodreads.com/series/44884-simon-serrailler Lee Child latest: Better Off Dead https://www.amazon.com/Better-Off-Dead-Reacher-Novel-ebook/dp/B08SBMCSQQ Angela Thirkell:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/142160.Angela_Thirkell Where to find Carol: Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/123212/carol-wallace/ Our Kind Of People:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604363/our-kind-of-people-by-carol-wallace/ Facebook: @carolwallacebooks   What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge Reading.com for important mentions. Introducing historical author Carol Wallace Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Carol, and welcome to the show. It's so good to have you with us. Carol Wallace - Best selling historical author Carol Wallace: Jenny, it is such a pleasure to be speaking to you from New York City. It is almost amazing to think that we can get to each other across our computers. Jenny Wheeler: That’s absolutely right. We both know but I’d like to mention that I found you through a New York podcast called The Gilded Gentleman in which you spoke very entertainingly about your deep understanding of New York history. We are going to be talking about your latest book today, which is Our Kind of People, which is a historical fiction related to the Gilded Age and the transition of the generations from the old money and the rather staid old New York to the new money. Tell us a bit about Our Kind of People. Carol Wallace: First of all,