Those Harper Women

Hardcover, no dust jacket

Those Harper Women is a 1964 novel by Stephen Birmingham that follows four generations of women in a wealthy family dynasty, exploring their struggles with inherited fortune, marriage, and the search for happiness and self-fulfillment. The story centers on the vast wealth created by the family patriarch, Meredith Harper, and how his descendants navigate the "gilded cage" of their privilege, with the narrative spanning from the family's Caribbean estate to European and American high society.