Picks and Pans Review: Mrs. Astor Regrets

By KYLE SMITH, KIM HUBBARD, THAILAN PHAM, MICHELLE GREEN, JUDITH NEWMAN, SHARON COTLIAR, DANIELLE TRUSSONI

UPDATED 12/08/2008 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 12/08/2008 at 01:00 AM EST

by Meryl Gordon

    

REVIEWED BY JUDITH NEWMAN

BIOGRAPHY
It's chilling how a child once scorned can wreak havoc with a parent's life. And it's heartbreaking when the ailing parent must depend on the very person she has tried, but seemingly failed, to love. Add the patina of vast wealth and you have the story of Brooke Astor's life and downfall at the hands of son Tony Marshall. It's one riveting read.