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An unlikely suitor

When dressmaker Lucy Scarpelli befriends socialite Rowena Langdon, she visits the Langdon mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, and falls for a high-society man, while Rowena struggles with her upcoming arranged marriage.

Main Author: Moser, Nancy.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2011.
Subjects:
Dressmakers > Fiction.
Socialites > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Courtship > Fiction.
Social classes > Fiction.
Immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Italians > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Newport (R.I.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Love stories > New York.
Summary: When dressmaker Lucy Scarpelli befriends socialite Rowena Langdon, she visits the Langdon mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, and falls for a high-society man, while Rowena struggles with her upcoming arranged marriage.
Item Description: Includes discussion questions.
Physical Description: 394 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780764207525 (pbk.)
0764207520 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Nancy Moser is the author of over twenty novels, including Mozart's Sister, Just Jane, and Christy Award finalist Washington's Lady . She's earned a degree in architecture, traveled extensively in Europe, and has performed in numerous theaters, symphonies, and choirs. She paints canes, kills all her houseplants, and is a fan of anything antique--humans included.

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