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At 26, Adelaide Pride steps away from the ghostly ruins of her ancestral home, the aftermath of the Civil War a painful memory. With her family’s fortunes collapsed, she accepts a position as a companion to a wealthy but lonely spinster in Napa Valley.
California offers her a chance to rebuild: a land far from conflict, abundant with opportunity and prosperity. Yet as Adelaide settles into this new world, she confronts the challenges of adapting to a society that expects her to find her place between devotion to duty and a personal quest for love and belonging.
Her journey illustrates the trials of women pioneers, the shifting fortunes of the American West, and the enduring search for identity amid changing cultural landscapes.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jane Peart
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