![]() Or is that really what the book is about? She too is anti-social, but her mother has made it clear that her duty is to marry money… Her father tutors her idiosyncratically – she is brilliant at maths and is introduced to all the faddish philosophies of the day. She is Helen Brevoort, sole daughter of a couple with an aristocratic heritage but no money. But in mid-life he begins to consider the matter of an heir to carry on the family line. He is friendless by choice, anti-social and without hobbies. ![]() His wealth grows until he is one of the most powerful movers in the economy. Rask is fascinated by how the markets work, and has a natural intuition allied to his mathematical brain that enables him to know exactly when to buy or sell. He is Benjamin Rask, a financier and descendant of a long line of men who made their money through trade, first in goods and later on the money markets. This is the story of a power couple in New York, in the years leading up to and following the Great Crash of 1929. Money makes the world go around… □ □ □ □ □ ![]()
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