When beautiful young Willa Reade first saw the wild California coast called the Malibu, she knew she had come home. It was here, with her handsome aristocratic husband, Owen, and her crippled sister Lena, that Willa would build her empire, an empire that would grow to shelter the generations of a mighty California dynasty. Through the boom days of the railroads, from the dance halls of San Francisco, to the revolutionary fires of China, through the bitter losses of war and the terrible secrets of a forbidden love, Willa would fight. For pride, for passion, for her children and her men . . .…mehr
When beautiful young Willa Reade first saw the wild California coast called the Malibu, she knew she had come home. It was here, with her handsome aristocratic husband, Owen, and her crippled sister Lena, that Willa would build her empire, an empire that would grow to shelter the generations of a mighty California dynasty. Through the boom days of the railroads, from the dance halls of San Francisco, to the revolutionary fires of China, through the bitter losses of war and the terrible secrets of a forbidden love, Willa would fight. For pride, for passion, for her children and her men . . . for the vast cherished acres of the Malibu, her kingdom, her home, her destiny.
Shirley Streshinsky is a critically acclaimed author of three works of nonfiction and four historical novels. As a journalist and travel essayist, she has written extensively for a wide range of national magazines such as "Redbook, Glamour, Preservation, American Heritage, The American Scholar, "and "Conde Nast Traveler. "She is the recipient of the Society of Magazine Writers' Award for Excellence and the National Council for the Advancement of Education Writing award, and was cited by The Educational Press Association of America for "superlative achievement in features." Her travel essays have been a feature on National Public Radio. She was married to the late photojournalist Ted Streshinsky and resides in Kensington (Berkeley), California.
Inhaltsangabe
Book I From the Prairie To the Ocean, 1887-1892 Book II Rancho Malibu y Sequit: The Early Years, 1893-1895 Book III In the Shadow of the Hawk, 1896-1903 Book IV The Malibu: Women and Children, 1908-1912 Book V Porter and Kit, 1913-1922 Book VI Sea Changes, 1922-1939
Book I From the Prairie To the Ocean, 1887-1892 Book II Rancho Malibu y Sequit: The Early Years, 1893-1895 Book III In the Shadow of the Hawk, 1896-1903 Book IV The Malibu: Women and Children, 1908-1912 Book V Porter and Kit, 1913-1922 Book VI Sea Changes, 1922-1939
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