The eve of destruction. After her mother's death, penniless May Kimble lives a lonely life until an aunt she didn't know existed summons her to San Francisco. There she's welcomed into the wealthy Sullivan family and their social circle. Initially overwhelmed by the opulence of her new life, May soo
A Splendid Ruin: A Novel
β Scribed by Megan Chance
- Book ID
- 100421340
- Publisher
- Lake Union Publishing
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781542022392
- ASIN
- B085S1HH1M
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