Trust Fund Babies

by Jean Stone

Book Overview

Jean Stone, the bestselling author of Off Season , weaves the extraordinary story of three cousins bound forever by the family fortune they share-and the family secrets they don't dare reveal.... Mary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739424998
• ISBN13: 9780739424995
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Right on target!

I flipped through this fast paced novel in almost one day! It was so engrossing that I couldn't put it down and just kept on reading, rescheduling appointments and lunch plans around this book! Jean Stone's description of life on the two islands of the Atkinson's (Manhattan AND Martha's Vineyard) is impeccable. The carefully depicted Nikki and Mary Beth and the subtley mysterious Gabrielle capture your imagination and the adorably Molly captures your heart! Read it!

A great, great book

This is an excellent book for anyone looking for a good read and a real page-turner. Jean Stone's writing is excellent, I couldn't put the book down for a minute. Her character details are unmatched and she really "paints the picture" of each character from their personality quirks to the style of shoe they prefer. Her characters are hilariously rich and arrogant and yet pathetic at the same time. The story will keep you constantly guessing and has a great ending!

insightful look at three individuals

On Park Avenue in Manhattan, secretary Carla DiRoma separately informs face to face the shocked Atkinson cousins (Mary Beth, Nikki, and Gabrielle) that their investment banker Lester Markham absconded with their trust funds. The trio know that they are broke and used to a golden spoon from having inherited their respective money. Now the cousins needs to find a way to earn money for basic sustenance. Surprisingly, though somewhat estranged over the years, the threesome come together planning to survive this crisis. With the encouragement of Carla, they also chart a course to find, prosecute, and get their money back from Lester. However, to succeed they must forget that tragic summer years ago that sent them on their separate paths and stay united in their quest to regain what they lost, which they will learn is much more than a mere fortune. TRUST FUND BABIES is an insightful look at three individuals struggling with a sudden reversal in their lives. The cousins are warm engaging protagonists, but they adapt too easily to their change in fortune (what's a million here - soon the cousins will be talking real money). Carla is a wonderful "mother hen" and friend to the not enough beleaguered Atkinson women. She enables Jean Stone's novel to remain a fascinating tale.Harriet Klausner