City of Light by Lauren Belfer
Louisa Barrett, the headmistress of a prestigious girls school in Buffalo in 1901, is a forward-looking, independent young woman. But the carefully guarded secret of her past - which connects her to the highest echelons of US government - continually underlines the fragility of her position within the city s patriarchal society, and overshadows her relationships with two suitors. Both are involved in the clash between capitalists and conservationists over use of the Niagara Falls to generate electricity, which turns ugly when two key figures in the hydroelectric industry drown in suspicious circumstances. Inexorably, Louisa is drawn into the deadly brew, which comes to a head in startling, dramatic and moving climax. With fascinating period detail and an unerring, richly complex recreation of an entire society, CITY OF LIGHT is a superb, scintillating debut.
I really liked it.. a very calm, dignified, thoughtful story beautifully framed in a most unlikely almost scientific setting. All the stuff about Niagara instead of being boring was quite riveting, to my amazementSee Reviews in pb ATI
Lauren Belfer grew up in Buffalo, where she was educated at the school that forms the model for her heroine s establishment. She was a producer for CBS news and has an MFA from Columbia. She now lives in New York with her husband and son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340748411 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340748419 |
| Title | City of Light |
| Author | Lauren Belfer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1999-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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