An American Beauty By Shana Abe Material:Hard Cover Nellie Bowles fit right in

Nellie Bowles fit right in with her San Francisco  neighbors and friends—until she started questioning  whether the progressive movement she knew and loved was actually helping people

delicious aromas drift from the kitchen and rose petals have been scattered

You know that no matter what you do

Half a year has been wiped from her memory

caught up in a relentless nightmare

An American Beauty By Shana Abe Material:Hard Cover Nellie Bowles fit right inThis sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags to riches story of Arabella Huntingtona woman whose great beauty was surpassed only by her exceptional business acumen, grit, and artistic eye, and who defied the constraints of her era to become the wealthiest self made woman in America. 1867, Richmond, Virginia: Though she wears the same low cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worshams gambling