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OverviewFrom the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South, “the best historical novelist of our time” (Patricia Cornwell). In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island-with its giant marble mansions, lavish dinner parties, and vicious social climbing- is a summer playground of the very rich. Into this rarefied world comes infamous railroad mogul and robber baron Sam Driver. He wants his beautiful daughter to have the best Newport has to offer-even if that means breaking all the rules... Full Product DetailsAuthor: John JakesPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Signet Dimensions: Width: 10.70cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 19.10cm Weight: 0.301kg ISBN: 9780451222343ISBN 10: 0451222342 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 02 October 2007 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA lush new historical saga from a master weaver of history and fiction. True love confronts Gilded Age class hierarchy in Jakes's latest engaging historical potboiler. True love confronts Gilded Age class hierarchy in Jakes's latest engaging historical potboiler. """A lush new historical saga"" from ""a master weaver of history and fiction."" ""True love confronts Gilded Age class hierarchy in Jakes's latest engaging historical potboiler.""" Author InformationJohn Jakes is the bestselling author of Charleston, the Kent Family Chronicles, the North and South trilogy, On Secret Service, California Gold, Homeland, and American Dreams. Descended from a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the American Revolution, Jakes is one of today’s most distinguished authors of historical fiction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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