"Biltmore House, a palatial mansion being built by the Vanderbilts, American "royalty," is in its final stages of construction in North Carolina. The country's grandest example of privilege, it symbolizes the aspirations of its owner and the dreams of a girl, just as driven, who lives in its shadow. Kerry MacGregor's future is derailed when, after two years in college in New York City, family obligations call her home to the beautiful Appalachians. She is determined to distance herself from the opulence she sees rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains, however close its reach. Her family's land is among the last pieces required to complete the Biltmore Estate. But something more powerful than an ambitious Vanderbilt heir could change Kerry's fate as, one by one, more outsiders descend on the changing landscape - a fugitive from Sicily, a reporter chasing a groundbreaking story, a debutante tainted by scandal, and a conservationist prepared to put anyone at risk to stoke the resentment of the locals. As Kerry finds herself caught in a war between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, she must navigate not only her own pride and desperation to survive but also the temptations of fortune and the men who control it."--Provided by publisher
Joy Jordan Lake Livres
L'écriture de Joy Jordan-Lake explore les thèmes de la race, de la religion et de la famille, entremêlant souvent ses expériences personnelles à une analyse littéraire approfondie. Son œuvre examine comment les communautés réagissent aux préjugés et à la violence, célébrant fréquemment le courage et la guérison. Jordan-Lake écrit avec une intelligence vive, de l'humour et une compréhension empathique des complexités de la vie. Son style est caractérisé comme lucide, perspicace et parfois empreint d'une sensibilité gothique du Sud.
