Summary

Chapter 46: But Each Unhappy Family

Agnes told Paul that she had been born Agnes Gouge to a working class mother and a mostly absent father. The family had moved from Michigan to Boston to find more opportunities for Agnes as a singer. Unfortunately, they had no connections with the entertainment world. One day Agnes' mother stole a dress from one of her clients and said they would be starting a new life in Paris. She changed their name to Huntington. Agnes sat in a cafe in Paris in her new dress and a wealthy man invited her to a party, the first of many. Other men continued to buy dresses for her. Agnes and her mother moved to London where Agnes' reputation was growing. She acquired more admirers. She returned to Paris and later to...