Rachelle Bergstein
Author of Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us
About the Author
Rachelle Bergstein, the author of Women from the Ankle Down, worked in book publishing for more than a decade and is a contributing writer at Forbes.com, with a focus on retail. She lives with her husband and their son in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Works by Rachelle Bergstein
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- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Education
- Vassar College (BA|English Literature|2003)
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- Works
- 5
- Members
- 148
- Popularity
- #140,180
- Rating
- 3.2
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 11
- Languages
- 1
This is a short book. The book was formatted in a larger than normal type with lots of white space between lines. I think the publisher was trying to make this look like it was a more substantial lengthy book than it really was. The copy of the book Brilliance and Fire I have has 375 pages total in it. However, about 100 pages of it is notes and index. That tells me that the book is documented extensively, and along with the formatting led me to the conclusion that some of this was an attempt to make the book seem like it was a more substantial work than the content contains. I do think that there is value in this book, as the tidbits of information about various diamonds, gem dealers, and jewelry designers was very interesting. In short, this is a good lead-in for those who want to know more about the connections between jewelry, culture, and politics, but this is by no means a comprehensive look at either the material or the industry.… (more)