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This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella Huntington?a woman whose great beauty was surpassed only by her exceptional business acumen, grit, and artistic eye, and who defied the constraints of her era to become the wealthiest self-made woman in America.1867, Richmond, Virginia: Though she wears the same low-cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worsham?s gambling parlor, Arabella stands apart. It?s not merely her statuesque beauty and practiced charm. Even at seventeen, Arabella possesses an unyielding grit, and a resolve to escape her background of struggle and poverty. Collis Huntington, railroad baron and self-made multimillionaire, is drawn to Arabella from their first meeting. Collis is married and thirty years her senior, yet they are well-matched in temperament, and flirtation rapidly escalates into an affair. With Collis?s help, Arabella eventually moves to New York, posing as a genteel,

Author : Shana Abe

Pages : 352 pages

Publisher : Kensington Books

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ISBN-10 : 9781496739421

ISBN-13 : 9781496739421