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PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-101468311743

ISBN-139781468311747

eBay Product ID (ePID)211327889

Product Key Features

Book TitleDaughter of the House : a Novel

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, Romance / Historical / General, Historical

Publication Year2015

GenreFiction

AuthorRosie Thomas

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight26.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-023975

ReviewsIt's very easy to become captivated by Rosie Thomas' latest novel...The story comes together in a wonderful tale of love, sadness and growth., A long, appealing yarn of a story, Daughter of the House is a sequel to the author's earlier The Illusionists but is eminently readable as a stand-alone novel., [Thomas] creates a dynamic protagonist involved in an uncertain romance, and her other principal characters are equally well-rounded.

SynopsisThe year is 1910: Eliza's life has been utterly transformed since she dove head-first into the bohemian world of the Palmyra Theatre, becoming first a stage player and, since her marriage to impresario Devil Wix, a canny woman of business. She is now the mother of growing children, and in her family life as well as at the theatre she must face the challenges of a new century. The First World War changes the world forever, and the fortunes of the Wix family change with it. Eliza's daughter, Nancy, must find a way to keep the Palmyra afloat, and to entertain audiences who have lost husbands and sons in the conflict. Nancy is a born performer, but she is set apart--even from her beloved brothers--by her psychic gifts. She learns that she must harness her troubling powers, under the tutelage of the mysterious Mr. Feather, to keep the family and the theatre intact. It is a dangerous path and a lonely one, but Nancy's bold choices lead her to love, and beyond that to the recognition of what it takes to become a modern woman. As another war begins to threaten the world, she is forced into a final, fateful confrontation with her demons, and must marshal both her ingenuity and her mysterious talents to fight for the survival of friendship, independence and family., The year is 1910: Eliza's life has been utterly transformed since she dove head-first into the bohemian world of the Palmyra Theatre, becoming first a stage player and, since her marriage to impresario Devil Wix, a canny woman of business. She is now the mother of growing children, and in her family life as well as at the theatre she must face the challenges of a new century. The First World War changes the world forever, and the fortunes of the Wix family change with it. Eliza s daughter, Nancy, must find a way to keep the Palmyra afloat, and to entertain audiences who have lost husbands and sons in the conflict. Nancy is a born performer, but she is set apart even from her beloved brothers by her psychic gifts. She learns that she must harness her troubling powers, under the tutelage of the mysterious Mr. Feather, to keep the family and the theatre intact. It is a dangerous path and a lonely one, but Nancy s bold choices lead her to love, and beyond that to the recognition of what it takes to become a modern woman. As another war begins to threaten the world, she is forced into a final, fateful confrontation with her demons, and must marshal both her ingenuity and her mysterious talents to fight for the survival of friendship, independence and family."

LC Classification NumberPR6070.H655D38 2015