Abé, Shana - An American Beauty (Paperback)

An American Beauty by Shana Abé is a sweeping historical novel inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella Huntington, who rose from humble beginnings to become the wealthiest self-made woman in America. Set in 1867 Richmond, Virginia, seventeen-year-old Arabella Yarrington works in a gambling parlor, determined to escape poverty.Her beauty and ambition catch the eye of Collis Huntington, a married railroad magnate thirty years her senior. Their affair leads Arabella to New York, where she poses as a Southern widow and, using Collis's support and her own shrewd investing instincts, amasses a fortune. Navigating the elite circles of the Gilded Age, Arabella must confront societal expectations, scandal, and an unexpected romance that tests her loyalties and heart.

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