9780578506388-0578506386-Gilded Summers

Gilded Summers

ISBN-13: 9780578506388
ISBN-10: 0578506386
Edition: 2nd ed.
Author: Donna Russo Morin
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Donna Russo Morin
Format: Paperback 300 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780578506388
ISBN-10: 0578506386
Edition: 2nd ed.
Author: Donna Russo Morin
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Donna Russo Morin
Format: Paperback 300 pages

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Gilded Summers (ISBN-13: 9780578506388 and ISBN-10: 0578506386), written by authors Donna Russo Morin, was published by Donna Russo Morin in 2018. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Gilded Summers (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Two girls, Pearl and Ginevra, grow up in the singular moment known as the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island—one lives above the stairs, the other below. These two young women must decide who they want to be in this world, and survive what it takes to get there…even if it includes murder.
Surrounded by Astors and Vanderbilts, Pearl fills her days with teatime and shallow friendships, yearning for something more. A chance meeting with Mary Cassatt sparks in her a secret desire to be an artist, a “new” woman. Meanwhile Ginevra, fresh off the boat from Italy, finds her own dreams out of reach as she joins the unwelcoming household as a servant and seamstress.
Kindred souls, the girls become fast friends but must keep their friendship hidden from Pearl’s controlling and social-climbing mother. Each summer, they meet in a hidden spot beneath the weeping beeches to talk of art and life, their struggles to break the barriers of their lives, and to draw inspiration from the writings of Lucy Stone.
But before long, the realities of adulthood begin closing in on them. Accepting a “suitable” marriage proposal, Pearl tries her best to fit into her new role, while Ginevra begins to harbor feelings of jealousy and resentment. The two young women must decide who they want to be in this world, and survive what it takes to get there…even if it includes murder.
Going behind the façade of this glittering era, Gilded Summers is a gripping, richly detailed story of friendship, prejudice, and life-altering choices. The novel will appeal to fans of Downton Abbey and The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood.

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