How does the author portray Teddy's daughter, Esther, in the novel, In the Beauty of the Lilies?

Esther is portrayed as a natural beauty who learns to use her feminine wiles with great success in a society where doing so is not only acceptable but expected, Esther charms young men and old as she pursues a career first as a model then as an actress. Her earliest efforts are met with limited success, but eventually she emerges as a genuine Hollywood film star, taking the screen name Alma DeMott. In a career which includes starring roles beside most of the leading men of the 1940s and 1950s, Esther establishes herself as a household name in America; yet she never drifts too far from her roots in Delaware, returning home occasionally to visit family and friends, and recloaking herself in the mantle of daughter and neighbor.