An American Princess

This a log of Allene Tew - aided by newspaper clippings and interviews. The author follows Allene's life through high American society, several marriages, two wars, economic depressions, and across the world as she takes on a male dominated world in pursuit of her dreams.

This reads more like a history lesson than a novel but still manages to be engaging, entertaining, and if you can pay attention, educational. There's a lot in here about the different cultural and social status roles Allen finds herself in, as well as general world history and the effects of the events on a more personal rather than global scale.

The author sums it up well in the Author's Note:
“It's an amazing life story, so full of twists and turns it almost feels like an adventure novel. It can also be read as a brief history of America. And, finally, it is my personal investigation into the questions of how to deal with loss” page 188 Kindle edition