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Thurston House is the most lavish mansion that the richest man in California can build in the 1880's.. the largest house that San Francisco's exclusive Nob Hill has ever seen ... and a living palace of love built for one woman: Camille. Enchanting, raven haired, and fiery, she is the all-consuming passion that John Thurston has found in the autumn of his life. When she leaves him, bored by his love for his mines, by his endless hours of hard work,...
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"Set in early 1900s Colorado, the unforgettable tale of a young woman who bravely faces the consequences of speaking out against injustice. In a voice spiked with sly humor, Sylvie Pelletier recounts leaving her family's snowbound mountain cabin to work in a manor house for the Padgetts, owners of the marble-mining company that employs her father and dominates the town. Sharp-eyed Sylvie is awed by the luxury around her; fascinated by her employer,...
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