so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️ Story of the world‘s wealthiest woman and the man she gave hundreds of millions of Euros to, maybe willingly, maybe by being taken advantage of. Lots of interesting bits, but also lots of details that could be hard to follow.
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Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris | 
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️ Story of the world‘s wealthiest woman and the man she gave hundreds of millions of Euros to, maybe willingly, maybe by being taken advantage of. Lots of interesting bits, but also lots of details that could be hard to follow.
pickThis was a really interesting book about Liliane Bettencourt- the heiress to the L‘Oréal fortune and the man she gave millions to.
This book covers the founding of L‘Oréal and the early life of Liliane and then her marriage and the birth of her daughter. It‘s main focus is the friendship between her and Benier, and artist she gave a fortune to. Her daughter ended up filing suit against him for taking advantage of her mother.
A little post holiday frivolity. My favorite kinds of books are #richpeopleproblems whether they are fiction or non fiction #nowreading
Taking some calming breaths while I watch the light on the changing leaves and listen to a new book.
pick5⭐️ Biography/True Crime/History tale about Lillian Bettencourt and the scandal known as "The Bettencourt Affair." Lillian's daughter sees her inheritance being gifted away and sues for guardianship. The fallout involves a famous photographer, L'Oreal, crooked financiers, shady staff, lots of property, a private island, greedy lawyers, and even former French president Sarkozy. Betrayal, intrigue and fortune abound. Recommended! #nonfiction
I've been off Litsy for a couple of weeks because the husband and I vacationed in Oregon. Here's some of the loot!
#CurrentlyListening — it‘s riveting!
Such an interesting scandal! It go into detail, but that title pretty much sums it all up.
This book is about the Bettencourt Family, who one L'Oreal, Lancome and other entites. It is based on jealousy, greed, vengeance, and retribution. A story about money and the abuse of it. The founder of L'OREAL is Eugene Schuller, who during WII, a masses a huge fortune by helping the Nazis. His only child, Liliane Schuller Bettencourt, the world's richest woman, is who the book is about. A very interesting read.
pickWow what happens when people have more money than they could ever know what to do with it. Pretty cautious now about using L'Oreal, Lancôme, Maybelline and The Body Shop products (which pains me - I love The Body Shop) given L'Oreal's founder (Liliane's father) and Liliane's husband's ties to Nazis but really because in all those pages I never once read anything about L'Oreal being a charitable company. Spent it all on them & buying politicians
25 pages in and I'm hooked. Did you know the founder of L'Oreal was a Nazi collaborator? Between the years 1940-1944 L'Oreal quadrupled it's sales. He also owned a paint factory that supplied the German military. L'Oreal owns Lancome, The Body Shop, Maybelline and of course L'Oreal. This kept me awake last night. 😳Lilianne's (L'Oreal heiress) husband was also a Nazi sympathizer.
#TBRtemptation post 3! Just released. Liliane Bettencourt is the world's richest woman & the 11th person on the planet. She inherited a $36 billion L'Oreal fortune. At 94, she's in a controversy so huge it's drawn in French presidents. Francois-Marie Banier, an artist-photographer, is given hundreds of millions of dollars. The family has filed suit. Involving illicit payoffs, WWII secrets, & a shadowy corporate history. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
pickRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s
It's easy to be fascinated by a scandal when it doesn't involve anyone or anything you particularly care about, and this is one of those things for me. The best part of this were the insights into the French people's relationship with and perceptions of immensely wealthy people, and how that affects their politics.
