Gramercy Park (Beeler Large Print Series) - Hardcover

Cohen, Paula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574904523 ISBN 13: 9781574904529

Publisher: Thomas t Beeler, 2002

Synopsis

New York City, 1894. To Gramercy Park, bordered by elegant town houses, cloistered behind its high iron fence, comes Mario Alfieri, the world's greatest tenor. Poised for his premier at the Metropolitan Opera, the summit of society, the handsome Alfieri needs a refuge from the clamor of New York's elite . . . and from the eager women who rule it. He finds it, he thinks, at Gramercy Park, in the elegant mansion of the recently deceased Henry Ogden Slade. The house is available . . . but not quite empty. Clara Adler, Slade's former ward, lives there still, friendless and alone. Who is this bewitching orphan? Why did Slade take her into his home, only to leave her penniless at his death? And what tragedies and terrors have left Clara little more than a pale and frightened ghost, haunting the deserted mansion? Mystified, then enchanted, Alfieri is soon involved in an intrigue that spans two decades and pits him against a vicious enemy who swears to destroy both him and the woman he loves . . . and whose weapon is a scandal that has already come close to killing Clara Adler.

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Review:

‘Cohen sweeps the reader along with a racy plot’ Daily Telegraph

‘impeccably researched -the late 19th century fashionalbe world of New York is absolutely convincing – and stylishly written, with a power that sweeps the reader along...an impressive debut.’ The Historical Novels Review

‘The romance wil make you swoon and the dramatic plot will keep you on the edge of your seat. Fantastic!’ New Woman

‘The plot is lively and plausible; it moves quickly with brio, and the writing is highly assured.’ Good Book Guide

From the Back Cover:

He sang for his life
She lived for his love

Mario Alfieri is the world's greatest tenor. He is also, if rumours are to be believed, the world's greatest lover. When he arrives in New York in 1894 to prepare for his first season at the Metropolitan Opera House, all Manhattan is aflame with excitement. Society hostesses compete for Alfieri's company. Everybody wants to hear him sing.

Success, it seems, is assured. Until he meets Clara Adler. This bewitching orphan lives in the mansion of her late guardian, penniless, friendless and alone except for the unwelcome attentions of Thaddeus Chadwick, the lawyer who controls the estate. Mario and Clara fall hopelessly in love. But Chadwick is determined to keep Clara for himself and will stop at nothing to destroy all that Mario and Clara hold most dear. As Clara faces the unforgiving gaze of a world astonished that she has snared its most eligible bachelor, she is forced to confront her own dark secret and unravel the mysteries of a past she has tried hard to forget.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas t Beeler
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1574904523
• ISBN 13: 9781574904529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 433