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“Abé is an exquisite storyteller.” —Fiona Davis, New York Instances bestselling writer of The Magnolia Palace
The New York Instances bestselling writer of The Second Mrs. Astor returns with a spellbinding new e book excellent for followers of HBO’s The Gilded Age and readers of Marie Benedict, Karen Harper, and Allison Pataki. This sweeping novel of historic fiction is impressed by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella Huntington—a girl whose nice magnificence was surpassed solely by her distinctive enterprise acumen, grit, and creative eye, and who defied the constraints of her period to turn into the wealthiest self-made lady in America.
1867, Richmond, Virginia: Although she wears the identical low-cut purple robe that’s the uniform of all the women who work at Worsham’s playing parlor, Arabella stands aside. It’s not merely her statuesque magnificence and practiced attraction. Even at seventeen, Arabella possesses an unyielding grit, and a resolve to flee her background of wrestle and poverty.
Collis Huntington, railroad baron and self-made multimillionaire, is drawn to Arabella from their first assembly. Collis is married and thirty years her senior, but they’re well-matched in temperament, and flirtation quickly escalates into an affair. With Collis’s assist, Arabella ultimately strikes to New York, posing as a genteel, well-to-do Southern widow. Utilizing Collis’s seed cash and her personal shrewd investing instincts, she begins to amass a fortune.
Their relationship is an open secret, and nobody is shocked when Collis marries Arabella after his spouse’s loss of life. However “The Four Hundred”—the elite circle that features the Astors and Vanderbilts—have their guidelines. Arabella should earn her place in Society—not simply via her huge wealth, however with style, type, and impeccable habits. There are some who suspect the scandalous fact, and can blackmail her for it. After which there’s one other risk—an sudden, unattainable romance that can check her ambition, her loyalties, and her coronary heart . . .
An American Beauty brings to vivid life the glitter and drama of a charming chapter in historical past—and a outstanding lady who lived by her personal guidelines.
“This story of one woman’s ascent offers a fascinating look at the choices she made to become a Gilded Age titan.”— Kirkus Critiques
From the Writer
ASIN : B0B6D8MCCL
Writer : Kensington Books (April 25, 2023)
Publication date : April 25, 2023
Language : English
File dimension : 5682 KB
Textual content-to-Speech : Enabled
Display Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Phrase Smart : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print size : 386 pages
Web page numbers supply ISBN : 1496739426
