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Family Business
From a tiny newspaper in a dying mining town, to the New York publishing world and London's famed Fleet Street, the McLeans had glamour and prestige at their command
JOCK: He tricked a man into handing over the small-town paper he eventually built into a dynasty.
JOHN: Jock's son, he died trying to save the paper he and his father built with the sweat of their souls.
YARROW: John's beautiful, hard-driven daughter, she forged a glittering empire of unparalleled wealth and international power. The only thing she didn't have was love.
JOCK: He tricked a man into handing over the small-town paper he eventually built into a dynasty.
JOHN: Jock's son, he died trying to save the paper he and his father built with the sweat of their souls.
YARROW: John's beautiful, hard-driven daughter, she forged a glittering empire of unparalleled wealth and international power. The only thing she didn't have was love.
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500 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1988
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February 28, 2025
The family business in this book revolves around publishing newspapers. The story traces Yarrow McLean's ascent to the top of a vast media empire, starting with her grandfather, Jock, who founded the Galena Gazette in the small town of Galena, Colorado. After Jock, his son, James, took over the business, followed by his daughter, Yarrow.
The narrative details the advancements in the printing process, Yarrow's negotiations with unions, and her acquisitions of more prominent news outlets. Additionally, the book explores Yarrow's complicated love life with Elliot Weyden, a successful businessman trapped in an unfulfilling marriage to a wife who refuses to divorce him.
The story is rich in family drama, particularly highlighting the disappointment successful parents often feel when they struggle to control their children's ambitions or lack thereof. I found the book well-written, though it felt a bit lengthy. Printing enthusiasts may appreciate the in-depth details about newspaper production; however, I personally found some of it more tedious than engaging.
The narrative details the advancements in the printing process, Yarrow's negotiations with unions, and her acquisitions of more prominent news outlets. Additionally, the book explores Yarrow's complicated love life with Elliot Weyden, a successful businessman trapped in an unfulfilling marriage to a wife who refuses to divorce him.
The story is rich in family drama, particularly highlighting the disappointment successful parents often feel when they struggle to control their children's ambitions or lack thereof. I found the book well-written, though it felt a bit lengthy. Printing enthusiasts may appreciate the in-depth details about newspaper production; however, I personally found some of it more tedious than engaging.
November 25, 2019
Took about 300 pages to get going.
Page numbers could have been reduced by cutting some of the technical info about printing a newspaper.
A family tree, or list of characters would have been useful as by the end I was forgetting who some of them were and where they fitted in the family
Page numbers could have been reduced by cutting some of the technical info about printing a newspaper.
A family tree, or list of characters would have been useful as by the end I was forgetting who some of them were and where they fitted in the family
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