The Red Widow: The Scandal that Shook Paris and the Woman Behind it All
by Sarah Horowitz
Sex, scandal, and the real-life femme fatale of Paris
Society hostess and wife of an award-winning painter, Marguerite Steinheil, broke every rule in the bourgeois book—and got away with it. Known for sleeping with many elite Frenchmen, Meg was thrown into infamy when her lover, President Félix Faure, died of a stroke during one of their encounters. But Meg had ambitions far beyond becoming one of the most sought-after bodies in Paris. At her core, she was a woman determined to conquer French high society.
A real-life femme fatale who left a trail of death and destruction in her wake, Meg became known as the Red Widow for mysteriously surviving a home invasion that left both her husband and mother dead. More than just a rollicking and entertaining tale of sex and murder, Meg's life is a window into the dazzling glamor, art, and romanticism of bourgeois Paris, perfect for readers of The Radium Girls and Sin in the Second City.
by Sarah Horowitz
Sex, scandal, and the real-life femme fatale of Paris
Society hostess and wife of an award-winning painter, Marguerite Steinheil, broke every rule in the bourgeois book—and got away with it. Known for sleeping with many elite Frenchmen, Meg was thrown into infamy when her lover, President Félix Faure, died of a stroke during one of their encounters. But Meg had ambitions far beyond becoming one of the most sought-after bodies in Paris. At her core, she was a woman determined to conquer French high society.
A real-life femme fatale who left a trail of death and destruction in her wake, Meg became known as the Red Widow for mysteriously surviving a home invasion that left both her husband and mother dead. More than just a rollicking and entertaining tale of sex and murder, Meg's life is a window into the dazzling glamor, art, and romanticism of bourgeois Paris, perfect for readers of The Radium Girls and Sin in the Second City.
by Sarah Horowitz
Sex, scandal, and the real-life femme fatale of Paris
Society hostess and wife of an award-winning painter, Marguerite Steinheil, broke every rule in the bourgeois book—and got away with it. Known for sleeping with many elite Frenchmen, Meg was thrown into infamy when her lover, President Félix Faure, died of a stroke during one of their encounters. But Meg had ambitions far beyond becoming one of the most sought-after bodies in Paris. At her core, she was a woman determined to conquer French high society.
A real-life femme fatale who left a trail of death and destruction in her wake, Meg became known as the Red Widow for mysteriously surviving a home invasion that left both her husband and mother dead. More than just a rollicking and entertaining tale of sex and murder, Meg's life is a window into the dazzling glamor, art, and romanticism of bourgeois Paris, perfect for readers of The Radium Girls and Sin in the Second City.