Autumn Lady

by AnneMarie Dapp

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Pub Date May 09 2017 | Archive Date Aug 02 2018

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Historical Fiction | Romance

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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
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
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.

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...