Showing posts with label Gilded Age New York. Show all posts
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The Eighth Wonder by Tania Farrelly
Book Review

Publication Date: July 2, 2021
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical Fiction

Synopsis

New York, 1897. The richest city in the world.

Beautiful, young and privileged, Rose Kingsbury Smith is expected to play by the strict rules of social etiquette, to forfeit all career aspirations and to marry a man of good means. But she has a quietly rebellious streak and is determined to make her own mark on Manhattan’s growing skyline. When the theft of a precious heirloom plunges her family into financial ruin, Rose becomes her family’s most tradeable asset. She finds herself fighting for her independence and