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A family saga set in the American South, focusing on two women who are linked by ties of blood and jealousy.
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Spanning the years of the Great Depression and World War II, this saga of a Southern Jewish family moves from New York to Paris, from Monte Carlo to London, but always it returns to its main setting, the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
The story of two Southern women, cousins, who are closer than sisters, it is about Lauren...beautiful and talented, who longs for something beyond her sheltered upbringing. She succeeds in finding it, only to nearly lose it in a cruel betrayal. It is about Charlotte Lee...madcap, enchanting, touched with grace and good fortune. She has everything, except the one thing that she most wants.
Lauren and Charlee...for all of their lives, they have been there for each other. But hadn't the seeds of jealousy always been there, too? And wasn't it inevitable that, given a particular man and the right conditions, those seeds would take root?
SHADOW MOUNTAIN is a compelling tale of the American South and two women's journeys of self discovery.
The story of two Southern women, cousins, who are closer than sisters, it is about Lauren...beautiful and talented, who longs for something beyond her sheltered upbringing. She succeeds in finding it, only to nearly lose it in a cruel betrayal. It is about Charlotte Lee...madcap, enchanting, touched with grace and good fortune. She has everything, except the one thing that she most wants.
Lauren and Charlee...for all of their lives, they have been there for each other. But hadn't the seeds of jealousy always been there, too? And wasn't it inevitable that, given a particular man and the right conditions, those seeds would take root?
SHADOW MOUNTAIN is a compelling tale of the American South and two women's journeys of self discovery.
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English
Harriet Segal is the author of five novels. Her works have been published in a number of foreign languages and have been selections of major book clubs, including the Book-of-the-Month Club.
Ms. Segal was married for forty-eight years to the late Dr. Sheldon J. Segal, an eminent scientist in the field of population and human reproduction, who was a laureate of the United Nations Population Award. During the 1960s, she lived in India where she was a writer for the U. S. Information Agency. This experience and her travels throughout the developing world have influenced her writing and linger as vivid impressions in her novels.
Segal has been described as a storyteller with a strong narrative voice and a talent for painting evocative settings and creating memorable characters. A grandmother of seven, she has recently moved from New York to the Boston suburbs and spends her summers on Cape Cod. Her new novel, First Among Peers, is about the world of medical research and scientific fraud.
Ms. Segal was married for forty-eight years to the late Dr. Sheldon J. Segal, an eminent scientist in the field of population and human reproduction, who was a laureate of the United Nations Population Award. During the 1960s, she lived in India where she was a writer for the U. S. Information Agency. This experience and her travels throughout the developing world have influenced her writing and linger as vivid impressions in her novels.
Segal has been described as a storyteller with a strong narrative voice and a talent for painting evocative settings and creating memorable characters. A grandmother of seven, she has recently moved from New York to the Boston suburbs and spends her summers on Cape Cod. Her new novel, First Among Peers, is about the world of medical research and scientific fraud.
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English
"Breathtaking... The season's page turner."----Winter Haven News Chief
"Reminiscent of Cynthia Freeman...Recommended." ----Library Journal (utiliza este!!)
"Segal is a superb storyteller who succeeds in holding her readers glued to the page." --West Coast Review of Books
"With summer coming, this novel is sure to be seen on many a patio or beach." --Booklist
"Reminiscent of Cynthia Freeman...Recommended." ----Library Journal (utiliza este!!)
"Segal is a superb storyteller who succeeds in holding her readers glued to the page." --West Coast Review of Books
"With summer coming, this novel is sure to be seen on many a patio or beach." --Booklist
