America Gilt: Absinthe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781535560306)

"American Gilt - Absinthe (Vol 2) Now with 9 Million pages read on Kindle! Find out why 'The American Gilt Trilogy' is an Amazon Best Seller in "Biographies" 'Gilded Age Historical Romance', 'U.S. Historical' and 'Coming of Age' categories. This historical biography is based on the true story of Gilded Age d饕utante Sara Swan Whiting, a favorite of Mrs. Astor's - and the scandal that ensued from her marriage to socialite Oliver H.P. Belmont. But how much is truth and how much is propaganda generated by rumors and the newspapers?
Book 2 begins in Paris, 1883 - The new year finds Oliver and Sara enjoying their honeymoon on the Champs-ﾉlys馥s. While over-indulging in absinthe Oliver begins to show telltale signs of alcoholism causeing uncharacteristic mood changes, making him quarrelsome and temperamental. Sara grows frightened, realizing there is a darker side to her groom.
In "Absinthe", book two of the AMERICAN GILT TRILOGY, readers are transported through time to the beauty and confines of propriety during America's gilded age. With information gathered from family letters, historical newspapers, books and personal interviews, J. D. Peterson skillfully weaves a tale based on the true account of the Belmont-Whiting Scandal of 1883.
What readers are saying: "This was the best gilded age novel I have read in such a long time." - Ted M. "I literally could not put this book down! I felt like I'd been transported to another time." - Amy H. "You will get hooked"!

Author: J. D. Peterson
ISBN-10: 1535560304
ISBN-13: 9781535560306
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d