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An American beauty / Shana Abé.
"When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781496739421 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 374 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A novel of the Gilded Age"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | Businesspeople > Fiction. May-December romances > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Abe | 31681010320398 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
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"When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune"-- - Baker & Taylor
When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune. Original. - Random House, Inc.
"Abé is an exquisite storyteller." âFiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace
The New York Times bestselling author of The Second Mrs. Astor returns with a spellbinding new book perfect for fans of HBOâs The Gilded Age and readers of Marie Benedict, Karen Harper, and Allison Pataki. This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella Huntingtonâa woman whose great beauty was surpassed only by her exceptional business acumen, grit, and artistic eye, and who defied the constraints of her era to become the wealthiest self-made woman in America.
1867, Richmond, Virginia: Though she wears the same low-cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worshamâs gambling parlor, Arabella stands apart. Itâs 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 Collisâs help, Arabella eventually moves to New York, posing as a genteel, well-to-do Southern widow. Using Collisâs 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 wifeâs death. But âThe Four Hundredââthe elite circle that includes the Astors and Vanderbiltsâhave their rules. Arabella must earn her place in Societyânot 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 threatâan unexpected, impossible romance that will test her ambition, her loyalties, and her heart . . .
An American Beauty brings to vivid life the glitter and drama of a captivating chapter in historyâand a remarkable woman who lived by her own rules.
âThis story of one womanâs ascent offers a fascinating look at the choices she made to become a Gilded Age titan.ââ Kirkus Reviews
