A portrait, based on the letters and diaries of Violet Blair, of her unconventional marriage to Albert Jardin. Albert and Violet were dedicated to one another over their 50-year marriage, but Violet did not live with her husband. Her financial independence enabled her to be far more autonomous than was the norm for women during the Gilded Age. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.