The Gilded Years

Author : Karin Tanabe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501110462
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Years written by Karin Tanabe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passing meets The House of Mirth in this “utterly captivating” (Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House) historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first black student to attend Vassar, who successfully passed as white—until she let herself grow too attached to the wrong person. Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend the country’s most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now, a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she is hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission: Anita is the only African-American student ever to attend Vassar. With her olive complexion and dark hair, this daughter of a janitor and descendant of slaves has successfully passed as white, but now finds herself rooming with Louise “Lottie” Taylor, the scion of one of New York’s most prominent families. Though Anita has kept herself at a distance from her classmates, Lottie’s sphere of influence is inescapable, her energy irresistible, and the two become fast friends. Pulled into her elite world, Anita learns what it’s like to be treated as a wealthy, educated white woman—the person everyone believes her to be—and even finds herself in a heady romance with a moneyed Harvard student. It’s only when Lottie becomes infatuated with Anita’s brother, Frederick, whose skin is almost as light as his sister’s, that the situation becomes particularly perilous. And as Anita’s college graduation looms, those closest to her will be the ones to dangerously threaten her secret. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Gilded Age, an era when old money traditions collided with modern ideas, Tanabe has written an unputdownable and emotionally compelling story of hope, sacrifice, and betrayal—and a gripping account of how one woman dared to risk everything for the chance at a better life.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karin Tanabe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1761105159
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Years written by Karin Tanabe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first Black student to attend the prestigious Vassar College by – passing as white. For fans of The Vanishing Half and The Gilded Age. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend the country’s most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now, a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she is hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission: Anita is the only African-American student ever to attend Vassar. With her olive complexion and dark hair, she has successfully passed as white, but now finds herself rooming with Lottie Taylor, an heiress of one of New York’s most prominent families. Though Anita has kept herself at a distance from her classmates, Lottie’s sphere of influence is inescapable, her energy irresistible, and the two become fast friends. Pulled into her elite world, Anita learns what it’s like to be treated as a wealthy, educated white woman – the person everyone believes her to be – and even finds herself in a heady romance with a well-off Harvard student. But when Lottie becomes curious about Anita’s family the situation becomes particularly perilous, and as Anita’s graduation looms, those closest to her will be the ones to dangerously threaten her secret. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Gilded Age, an era when old money traditions collided with modern ideas, The Gilded Years is a story of hope, sacrifice and betrayal – and a gripping account of how one woman dared to risk everything for the chance at a better life. ‘Smart and thoughtful … A must-read’ PopSugar ‘Insightfully grapples with complex and compelling issues’ Booklist ‘The beautiful and the damned takes on a whole new meaning … A poignant imagining inside the most complex survival phenomenon: passing. With the grandeur of the Gilded Age intertwined with romance and suspense, you won’t be able to put this period piece down until you know how her story ends.’ Vanity Fair

Author : Alyssa Colman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 0374313946
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Girl written by Alyssa Colman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heartfelt, fast-paced, and utterly absorbing, The Gilded Girl is Alyssa Colman’s sparkling debut novel about determination, spirit, and the magic of friendship. Any child can spark magic, but only the elite are allowed to kindle it. Those denied access to the secrets of the kindling ritual will see their magic snuffed out before their thirteenth birthday. Miss Posterity’s Academy for Practical Magic is the best kindling school in New York City—and wealthy twelve-year-old Emma Harris is accustomed to the best. But when her father dies, leaving her penniless, Emma is reduced to working off her debts to Miss Posterity alongside Izzy, a daring servant girl who refuses to let her magic be snuffed out, even if society dictates she must. Emma and Izzy reluctantly form a pact: If Izzy teaches Emma how to survive as a servant, Emma will reveal to Izzy what she knows about magic. Along the way, they encounter quizzes that literally pop, shy libraries, and talking cats (that is, house dragons). But when another student’s kindling goes horribly wrong, revealing the fiery dangers of magic, Emma and Izzy must set aside their differences or risk their magic being snuffed out forever.

Author : Sara Donati
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 0857982397
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Hour written by Sara Donati and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the internationally bestselling author of Into the Wilderness comes a magnificent epic about two pioneering women doctors in 19th-century New York. The year is 1883, and in New York City it's a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and the city in the grip of anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock, Dr Anna Savard and her cousin, Sophie - both graduates of the Women's Medical School - treat the city's most vulnerable. Even when doing so puts all they've worked for in jeopardy . . . For Anna, her role as a surgeon has placed her in the path of four children who have lost everything. Faced with their helplessness, Anna must make the unexpected choice between holding on to the pain of her past and letting love into her life. For Sophie, an obstetrician and the orphaned daughter of free people of color, helping a desperate young mother forces her to grapple with her doctor's oath - and thrusts her and Anna into Comstock's orbit, a dangerous man who considers himself the enemy of everything indecent, and of anyone who dares to defy him. With its vivid depictions of old New York and its story of two pioneering female doctors, The Gilded Hour is a captivating, emotionally gripping novel of courage and love.

Author : Howard Wayne Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Howard Wayne Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editor has organized this project to examine critically the historical facts and interpretations available on the period in American history known as the Gilded Age, or approximately the years 1865 to 1890. The contributors hope by bringing new attention, new interpretations, and fresh materials to several topics especially relevant to the Gilded Age, to arouse interest in further study. -- From preface.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0307432262
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Mark Twain and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction by Ron Powers Includes Newly Commissioned Endnotes Arguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name. Co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, this rollicking novel is rife with unscrupulous politicians, colorful plutocrats, and blindly optimistic speculators caught up in a frenzy of romance, murder, and surefire deals gone bust. First published in 1873 and filled with unforgettable characters such as the vainglorious Colonel Sellers and the ruthless Senator Dilsworthy, The Gilded Age is a hilarious and instructive lesson in American history.

Author : Mark Twain Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Age: a Tale of Today written by Mark Twain Charles Dudley Warner and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name. Co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, this rollicking novel is rife with unscrupulous politicians, colorful plutocrats, and blindly optimistic speculators caught up in a frenzy of romance, murder, and surefire deals gone bust. First published in 1873 and filled with unforgettable characters such as the vainglorious Colonel Sellers and the ruthless Senator Dilsworthy, The Gilded Age is a hilarious and instructive lesson in American history.

Author : O'Neil De Noux
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gilded Time written by O'Neil De Noux and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain called it The Gilded Age, those years after the Civil War to the end of the 19th Century. It was a time of great prosperity and great poverty, a time of great opportunities and social unrest. Not a golden time but an era covered in a golden shell - gilded. On a dark night in Noressex, New York, Police Detective Mike Labruzzo comes to the aid of Matthew Den Helder, the injured son of the wealthy Den Helder family. This brief interaction leads to a series of encounters between the son of immigrants and one of the founding families of Noressex during the tumultuous Gilded Age. This epic historical novel follows the Den Helders - Matthew and his twin sister Elspeth and their sister Alicia through a pivotal summer in their lives as Mike Labruzzo struggles with the death of his wife and raising his 4-year old daughter while working the mean streets in a tough urban environment. As Elspeth works hard to become an artist, a painter, Alicia meanders listlessly from party to soiree and Matthew stumbles from one accident to another in his unsuccessful pursuit of girls - Detective Labruzzo and his police squad pursue hardened criminals trying to organize into a modern American Mafia. Through chases and shootings, thefts and extortions, fraud cases, strikes and riots and an horrific explosion set off by anarchists, Labruzzo and the Den Helders cross paths often, as if they are drawn together like iron to a magnet. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in New Orleans, O'Neil De Noux writes novels and short stories with 43 books published, over 400 short story sales and a screenplay produced in 2000. Much of De Noux's writing is character-driven crime fiction, although he has written in many disciplines including historical fiction, children's fiction, mainstream fiction, mystery, science-fiction, suspense, fantasy, horror, western, literary, religious, romance, erotica and humor. Mr. De Noux is a retired police officer, a former homicide detective. His writing has garnered a number of awards including the UNITED KINGDOM SHORT STORY PRIZE, the SHAMUS AWARD twice (given annually by the Private Eye Writers of America to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction), the DERRINGER AWARD (given annually by the Short Mystery Fiction Society to recognize excellence in short mystery fiction) and POLICE BOOK of the YEAR (awarded by PoliceWriters.com). Two of his stories have been featured in the BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES annual anthology (2003 and 2013). In 2012, O'Neil De Noux received an Artist Services Career Advancement Award from the Louisiana Division of the Arts for BATTLE KISS, a 320,000-word epic novel of the Battle of New Orleans. He received the 2015 Literary Artist of the Year President's Award from the St. Tammany Parish Art's Council, St. Tammany Parish, LA. He is a past Vice-President of the Private Eye Writers of America. For additional O'Neil De Noux material, go to: http: //www.oneildenoux.com