An American beauty : a novel of the Gilded Age
(Large Print)
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Meinders Community Library Pipestone - Large Print | LP ABE | Checked Out | May 18, 2024 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Businesspeople -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Huntington, Arabella Duval, -- 1850 or 1851-1924.
Huntington, Collis Potter, -- 1821-1900.
Large print books.
May-December romances -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Huntington, Arabella Duval, -- 1850 or 1851-1924.
Huntington, Collis Potter, -- 1821-1900.
Large print books.
May-December romances -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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Large Print
Physical Desc
557 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Regular print version previously published by Kensington Publishing Corp.
General Note
Includes author's note with background information.
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"1867, Richmond, Virginia: Though she wears the same low-cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worsham's gambling parlor, Arabella stands apart. It's not merely her statuesque beauty and practiced charm. Even at seventeen, Arabella possesses an unyielding grit, and a resolve to escape her background of struggle and poverty. Collis Huntington, railroad baron and self-made multimillionaire, is drawn to Arabella from their first meeting. Collis is married and thirty years her senior, yet they are well-matched in temperament, and flirtation rapidly escalates into an affair. With Collis's help, Arabella eventually moves to New York, posing as a genteel, well-to-do Southern widow. Using Collis's seed money and her own shrewd investing instincts, she begins to amass a fortune. Their relationship is an open secret, and no one is surprised when Collis marries Arabella after his wife's death. But "The Four Hundred" -- the elite circle that includes the Astors and Vanderbilts -- have their rules. Arabella must earn her place in Society -- not just through her vast wealth, but with taste, style, and impeccable behavior. There are some who suspect the scandalous truth, and will blackmail her for it. And then there is another threat -- an unexpected, impossible romance that will test her ambition, her loyalties, and her heart . . ."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Abé, S. (2024). An American beauty: a novel of the Gilded Age (Large Print edition.). Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abé, Shana. 2024. An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abé, Shana. An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Center Point Large Print, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Abé, Shana. An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Large Print edition., Center Point Large Print, 2024.
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