A Beautiful Rival

The book felt to me like a little window unto a time past, right at the beginning of some modern era beauty product creators. I especially appreciated the insight into the bigger world surrounding the ww1, real life people make an appearance, Tom Smith, the horse trainer of Seabiscuit fame, Goring, or Marc Chagall and they all have their little part to play in Helena Rubinstein's and Elizabeth Arden's stories. It makes one think when even businesswomen as famous as them had their self-doubts and darker moments they wanted to forget. I especially appreciated the audiobook narrated by Lisa Flanagan. An absolute treat for historical fiction lovers and not only.