Autumn Lady
by AnneMarie Dapp
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Pub Date May 09 2017 | Archive Date Aug 02 2018
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Description
Mara McClain is a young Irish immigrant looking to begin anew in Victorian-era San Francisco, after the California Gold Rush. She struggles for both love and independence, as a budding businesswoman in a male-dominated society.
Set amid the fascinating backdrop of San Francisco’s Golden Age, Autumn Lady draws from an eclectic cast of characters, both historical and original. It’s an idiosyncratic journey through the highs and lows, ballrooms and back rooms, alleys and the promenades, and the enchantment and viciousness, of an American city on the brink of a new era.
Autumn Lady is not just the story of Mara McClain, it is the story of both a woman and a city coming of age in one of America’s most exciting historical periods.
Advance Praise
Barnes and Noble Review:
Autumn Lady offers a love letter to the city of San Francisco and its early citizens. It takes us from present day in the City by the Bay to the city’s origins in the Victorian era and back again. As soon as we meet Mara, the story’s heroine, we know she’s destined to carve a place in this male dominated society. How delightful that she finds a man in Patrick Deane who admires her pluck. Watching him watching her is one of the pleasures of this book. From her cast of characters, we see that San Francisco was not a homogenized population. AnneMarie Dapp has created a generational story that leads her readers along a gratifying path from past to present. A sweet read of romantic proportions. This book was offered as part of WCP/Torrid Book’s read and review program, and I’m very pleased to give it a thumbs up!
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Amazon Review:
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Story!
June 1, 2017
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This book is so much more than a romance novel. A young woman risks everything she has to start a business in a post gold rush town about to become a great American city. She encounters a fascinating cast of characters , some will be friends for life ,some will try and destroy everything she cares about and one could become the man she will spend the rest of her life with...if he can survive the fight of his life.
My first thought after reading Autumn Lady was this should be made into a movie.
Really enjoyed this.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781635966862 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Librarian 431790
A good historical book that mixes actions&adventure with romance.
The characters are interesting and likeable and the historical setting is well researched.
An enjoyable read.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley
Laurie A, Reviewer
This was a quick book to read that captivated me immediately, and I read it all in one day. It starts out in present day San Francisco,, but with the discovery of a diary it changes to the story of Irish immigrant Mara McClain, newly arrived in Victorian San Francisco. She is an artist, determined to risk everything she has to open a art gallery in this melting pot city of myriad cultures and gold rush wealth.
Mara finds a room in a respectable boarding house, and there finds both friends and a jealous foe. As she establishes herself, she also finds a despicable enemy in her landlord;, threatening her dreams of a gallery and even her life. Her fellow boarder and rescuer when she arrived in town, Patrick Deane, rapidly becomes her protector and stirs her feeling beyond friendship. I did find their romance becoming too steamy too rapidly, for the time period, making this book rating a 3.5 for me, but I'm rounding it up thanks to a compelling plot.
This book was given to me by NetGalley in return a fair and honest review. Thanks NetGalley and BooksGoSocial.!
Jill Anna F, Reviewer
Autumn Lady
by AnneMarie Dapp
(#AutumnLady #NetGalley) is a wonderful read! It is the tale about the intriguing life of the young enterprising Mara McClain and how she challenged the confining Victorian mores of her time. San Francisco glittered during this era...filled to the brim with energy ...industry ....and the rawness of America’s frontier beginnings. The hopes of the newly arrived immigrants was electric and Mara McClain shone as one among many. Don’t miss this title as it is a glimpse into this country’s golden past. An honest ARC review.
Trick W, Reviewer
Bring yourself to the time and era and you will actually believe that you are there! Characters come to life for you not only this time in history! I would recommend this story to anyone who loves this time and era!!
Nancy W, Reviewer
An interesting historical novel of San Francisco as it is growing into a city with Mara McClain comes to open an art gallery. It is a time when women don't often go into business on their own. Mara meets a wide variety of people from the moment she puts her feet on San Francisco soil. It is a mix of ethnic and varied backgrounds. Can Mara meet the challenge? Read this story to find out.
Marie A, Reviewer
Autumn Lady is a lovely book. I was pulled into the very early days of San Francisco from the first moment Mary started reading the diary. I felt that I was was there. Mara comes to San Francisco for a new start. She is a young lady of good breeding who wants to open an art gallery. She rents a room in a boarding house run by Sarah, a widow. There are a mix of people staying there and she makes some wonderful friends.. One person is Patrick Deane, the very handsome man who is a carpenter by day and boxes by night. Patrick saved Mara from a mugger when she first arrives and there is an attraction from the beginning. This is a story that captivated me from the first. As with any story, there are mean and jealous people who try to cause trouble. This book is so descriptive that you can feel and see the fog and the steep hills. I truly enjoyed reading it. I received this book from Net Galley and BooksGoSocial for a honest review and no compensation otherwise.
Reviewer 98309
I thought Autumn Lady was a great historical read. I will definitely be looking for more by AnneMarie Dapp in the future.
Four stars.
Pam C, Educator
It starts out in present day San Francisco, where Mary inherits her grandmother’s house. With the discovery of a diary it changes to the story of Irish immigrant Mara McClain, newly arrived in Victorian San Francisco.
I thought Autumn Lady was a great historical read. I will definitely be looking for more by AnneMarie Dapp in the future.
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