The Golden Vanity

The economy has crashed, "safe" investments are suddenly worth a fraction of what they were, companies are going bankrupt, and mortgages are at risk. The leading minds all claim it was impossible for them to foresee, but are certain they know the solution. Is this the recent 2008 mortgage bubble crash? No, this is Isabel Paterson's novel about the Great Depression. Follow what happens to an aspiring actress, a writer, and a wealthy family whose son runs a Communist newspaper to see how they meet the challenges of economic collapse.