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In this emotionally engaging and richly detailed multi-generational epic, author Gertrude Atherton uses her own family history as a lens through which to trace the evolution of the fictional Randolph family, from their roots in England to their eventual ascendance to power and prestige in the rough-and-tumble pioneer era of California.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-354-7

What happens when a quiet, reserved woman bound by strict social codes of decorum grows restless and decides she wants a new life? Sometimes, the result is more horrific than you can imagine. If you're in the mood for a classic psychological thriller, you'll love Gertrude Atherton's Mrs. Belfame.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-859-6

This exhaustively researched historical novel presents a rich, three-dimensional representation of the late nineteenth-century politics in the United States. The focal point of the novel is Senator North, a character purportedly based on Maine's Senator Eugene Hale.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-351-6

If you like your mysteries served up with a tall order of intrigue, romance, fascinating characters, and engrossing local color, try The Avalanche from author Gertrude Atherton. Set among the affluent upper classes in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, the novel delves into the relationship between a beautiful young woman from France and her ambitious American suitor. It's a satisfying, fully fleshed-out read in which the mystery is just one part of a well-wrought tale.
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ISBN: 978-1-62013-672-0

Renowned for her realistic, intricate portraits of human relationships, Gertrude Atherton's The Californians unfolds against the backdrop of the author's native state as it entered a period of rapid change and diversification. The novel incorporates the contrasting viewpoints of two young girls—both California residents, but still worlds apart—as they navigate the road to adulthood.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62013-404-7

Fans of Gertrude Atherton's California series of novels and stories will want to add The Sisters-in-Law to their must-read list. This tale focuses on a young woman named Alexina and her amusing exploits in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. But when the devastating earthquake hits, everything changes in an instant, and Alexina's fondness for social fun and games wanes.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-355-4

Originally published in the late nineteenth century, this novel was initially overlooked by critics, but it is now regarded as an early classic in the genre of fantasy fiction. Struck by a dizzying thunderbolt of love at first sight, protagonist Charles Dartmouth falls fast and hard for the Welsh heiress Weir Penrhyn. Before long, he begins to suspect that there's a supernatural force prompting his affections.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-357-8