Gilded Mountain av Kate Manning

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<B>“Immersive…awe-inspiring.” —<I>The New York Times</I>“An epic story of love, hope, and perseverance.” — #1 <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author Christina Baker Kline</B><BR><BR><B>This “stellar read” (<I>Los Angeles Times</I>) is an exhilarating tale of an unforgettable young woman who bravely exposes the corruption that enriched her father’s employers in early 1900s Colorado.</B><BR><BR>In a voice infused with sly humor, Sylvie Pelletier recounts leaving her family’s snowbound mountain cabin to work in a manor house for the Padgetts, owners of the marble-mining company that employs her father and dominates the town. Sharp-eyed Sylvie is awed by the luxury around her; fascinated by her employer, the charming “Countess” Inge, and confused by the erratic affections of Jasper, the bookish heir to the family fortune. Her fairy-tale ideas take a dark turn when she realizes the Padgetts’ lofty philoso