Scott Fitzgerald is quoted as saying to Ernest Hemingway, “You know the rich are different from you and me.”  Novels, movies, and streaming series are often focused on the rich and powerful.  As a reader I almost always enjoy them. Their characters lead lives we dream of.  They often face “first world” problems: “Darling, the maid quit without giving notice!” or “I can’t possibly wear that old Dior gown to the party.  Everybody saw it at the Metropolitan Ball.”  We folks may fantasize about those challenges, maybe even envy them, but then return to figuring out how to pay for the new furnace. Often the problems faced by the wealthy can and are solved with money.  Hire a new maid.  Buy a new dress at Neiman-Marcus.  But in the best stories they inevitably face problems that wealth alone cannot solve: betrayal, infidelity, scandal, and reputational ruin.  They’re often ill prepared to deal with their own “real world” problems.  Simply writing a check doesn’t work! Wealth, power, betrayal and romance are powerful themes that intrigue and satisfy readers.  Those elements combined with the story of a rich family in turmoil can make the narrative all but irresistible. That prompted me to begin writing the five-book Feldman Family saga well before the launch of the hit series Succession, which…