BookPage Reviews Carnegie's Maid

We're pleased to share a glowing review from BookPage for Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict, calling it a "stirring historical tale on a one-of-a-kind woman" and "an imaginative story of forbidden love and the injustice of social classes."

BookPage also notes Benedict's "graceful writing style" and "meticulous historical detail," concluding: "Though Clara is fictional, it’s as important as ever to have stories of the strong women behind men, reminding us of the invisible feminists throughout history." 
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The full review can be read online here.

​​Book Info

​Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict

Sourcebooks Landmark

Publication Date: January 16th, 2018

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From the author of The Other Einstein comes the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.

Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She’s not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh’s grandest households. She’s a poor farmer’s daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home.

If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady’s maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie requires skills she doesn’t have, answering to an icy mistress who rules her sons and her domain with an iron fist. What Clara does have is a resolve as strong as the steel Pittsburgh is becoming famous for, coupled with an uncanny understanding of business, and Andrew begins to rely on her. But Clara can’t let her guard down, not even when Andrew becomes something more than an employer. Revealing her past might ruin her future -- and her family’s.
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With captivating insight and heart, Carnegie’s Maid tells the story of one brilliant woman who may have spurred Andrew Carnegie’s transformation from ruthless industrialist into the world’s first true philanthropist.

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