A Season at the
β Scribed by Brooke L. Davis
- Book ID
- 115226604
- Publisher
- Brooke L. Davis
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781736675830
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Two determined young women battle inner demons and explosive family secrets in this tale of dreams, daring, and deception.
San Francisco-May-1907 Isabelle Hamilton defies her mother and secretly applies to the California Hospital School for Nurses in Los Angeles. Isabelle's gregarious personality and unbridled passion for the Red Cross often put her at odds with the vain and gossipy society ladies who frequent the Cliff House women's parlor. When Isabelle's sister becomes embroiled in a scandal and her mother suffers a heart attack, Isabelle's dreams of independence and an advanced education are imperiled.
Grace Hamilton arrives in San Francisco for the summer on the same train as beef distributor Frank Buchanan, her secret fiancΓ©. Unbeknownst to her family, Grace has been accepted into the California Normal School in Los Angeles, where she will study to become a kindergarten teacher. When Frank's jealousy turns threatening,...
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