House of Hilton

Paris Hilton's rocket rise to fame in the early 2000s was no surprise. The author has done quite a job in detailing her parental background history including the vicious maternal side. The non-fiction account may be about Paris Hilton but the book details her background and if you're a fan of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, you will better understand Kathy and Kyle Richards, her maternal aunts and regulars on the reality series.The author Jerry Oppenheimer describes their hellish existence under Big Kathy's dictatorship. There is even a line that Big Kathy was Jim Jones without the Kool Aid. Sadly, I wished child services were called to remove all three of her daughters from her care. Big Kathy was the stage mother from hell and that's an understatement. Big Kathy, Paris' maternal grandmother, was determined to marry her daughters off to wealthy men with connections. She insisted on getting them pregnant so the husbands would have to marry them. Big Kathy sounds like a monster in heels and she was according to this book. Even now, Kathy, Kim, and Kyle have issues to this day. Big Kathy pushed her daughters into the brutal entertainment industry. When little Kathy couldn't become a star, she pushed her into marriage with Rick Hilton, the heir of the hotel empire.You can't entirely blame Paris for her behavior and actions. Her parents, Rick and Kathy, were no role models for her and her siblings. I feel bad now that her sister Nicky married into the wealthy Rothschild family and there was a big fight about Kyle's husband, Mauricio Umansky not invited to the wedding. Mauricio went into high end real estate agency of his own four years ago and has become a success outperforming his former brother-in-law Rick Hilton. You have no idea about Big Kathy's feelings or views of Mauricio, Kyle's second husband, from this book.The maternal side is more seedier and troubling than the paternal side of the family. While Uncle Nicky Hilton was a Hollywood playboy, he had died prematurely from alcohol and a drug addiction. Sure, the book paints both sides under a poor light. I wouldn't compare Jolie Gabor (Mother of Zsa Zsa, Eva, and Magda) to Big Kathy. Jolie came from a world where women married men in order to survive in their world. She was a far less evil version of Big Kathy. She only had one granddaughter, Constance Francesca Hilton, who sadly died at 67 years old. Her half brother Barron Hilton paid for her cremation and burial at Westwood Memorial Park near her beloved Aunt Eva Gabor. Sadly, Zsa Zsa is almost 99 years old and probably unaware of her own daughter's death from a stroke.I wished the author would write a sequel and I would buy it. I was never a Paris Hilton fan but a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills viewer. I now understand Kyle and Kim Richards better from their background. According to them, Big Kathy was a beloved mother but she is anything but according to this book. Big Kathy only cared about herself and pushing her daughters to marry wealthy and produce children. The three daughters have twelve children including Paris Hilton. Big Kathy didn't live long enough to see her outdone by Kris Kardashian Jenner.If you ever wanted to know about Kyle and Kim Richards, this book is a peak into their disturbing dysfunctional history and background. Perhaps their own children would turn out better.

I loved how indepth Jerry went regarding the history of all the major players. It amazes me that he researched the secret sex lives and insecurities of these uber rich people. I watch Kathy Hilton weekly display her naive ,regular folk fake persona and now allegations of her using racial,bigoted words on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.Ive posted the book in all my Bravo Facebook groups.

Couldn’t put it down. I always thought something was fishy about Kathy, Kim & Kyles Mom. Nobody could be as perfect as they portray her.

I really enjoyed this book for entertainment value, but it also gave information that isn't widely available. Hard copies of the book are expensive and hard to come by, so having a digital option for a fair price was great. It gives a lot of background to other entertainment I enjoy, such as Real Housewives. Highly recommend to anyone who is a fan and wants something fun to read.

Wow! Just read the book - Big Kathy was a psychopath! I feel sorry for her daughters (Kathy Hilton, Kim Richards, and Kyle) who were raised by this mad lady, how do you escape such twisted behavior? You don't, and this helps to explain her daughters' subsequent problems, like Kim's drinking, little Kathy's behavior, etc. This made me really dislike little Kathy (Kathy Hilton), I had no idea she treated others the way that she reportedly does/has. There is no way that these girls would not be affected by their mother's outrageous and completely sick, sick, sick behavior. It's a crime really - their mother took sweet, innocent and beautiful little girls and turned each of them into a disturbed person. You cannot escape such pathology! Kyle is not mentioned so much in the book, she seems to be the healthiest of the bunch. I would hope that the Richard girls realize they were not raised by a healthy mother, and would get the proper professional help because you cannot be unfazed by this kind of mother.

It starts out with the Paris sex tape and just goes and goes. FANTASTIC!

Could have included more on Kyle Umansky family dynamics...or maybe there was not enough splayed out drama to be had. Kyle's first marriage should definitely have been covered. The other two sisters are roasted on the pit, yet this sister goes unscathed. On the Paternal Roots side, an excellent piece of work. Though, as the author stated, the greater task was researching the formerly unchronicled Maternal Roots. On that note, the author accomplished his task in spades. Highly readable for those of us in the guilty pleasure/ tabloid go-to crowd.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was interesting to read how it all began with the grandfather and his thoughts of not spoiling his children so they would work for their own living but in the meantime they lived rich anyway. Also what was interesting was how Paris Hilton's mom " felt she was born to be in high society" and really played the role! It also seemed like the women from both sides of the family were the strong influence.

I really must stop reading these trashy biographies. I should have realised, looking at the cover design that it would have been rubbish - and it was. I expected a serious book on the rise of the Hilton dynasty - all we get is a tabloid-style load of nonsense concerning Paris and her mother and sister. I didn't finish the book, so perhaps I'm not the one to judge. But certainly not for me.

This book is a must for any Kyle, Kim Kathy or Paris followers.

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