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JELL-O Girls : A Family History by Allie Rowbottom is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is JELL-O Girls : A Family History about?

A "gorgeous" (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America's most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade - told by the inheritor of their stories.One of People Magazine's Best Books of Summer An Amazon Best Book of the MonthAn Indie Next PickA Real Simple Best Book of 2018In 1899, Allie Rowbottom's great-great-great-uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would turn out to be one of the most profitable business deals in American history, and the generations that followed enjoyed immense privilege - but they were also haunted by suicides, cancer, alcoholism, and mysterious ailments. More than 100 years after that deal was struck, Allie's mother Mary was diagnosed with the same incurable cancer, a disease that had also claimed her own mother's life. Determined to combat what she had come to consider the "Jell-O curse"...

Who reads JELL-O Girls : A Family History?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Allie Rowbottom
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9780316510615
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Business, Literary Fiction, Memoir
Rating
3.7 / 5 (516 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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