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The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl

Hergesheimer, Joseph

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ISBN10: 1417932449
ISBN13: 9781417932443
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Bright Shawl is a novel written by Joseph Hergesheimer. The story is set in the early 1900s in New Orleans, Louisiana, and follows the life of a young Cuban woman named Dolores Rueca. Dolores is the daughter of a wealthy Cuban family and is known for her beauty and charm. She falls in love with a wealthy American businessman named Royall Brandon, but their relationship is complicated by their cultural differences and the disapproval of Dolores' family. As Dolores navigates her love life, she also becomes embroiled in the political turmoil of her home country. The Cuban War of Independence is raging, and Dolores finds herself torn between her loyalty to her family and her desire for independence. Her journey takes her from the opulent mansions of New Orleans to the battlefields of Cuba, where she must confront her own identity and the changing world around her. The Bright Shawl is a sweeping historical romance that explores themes of love, family, and identity in the midst of political upheaval. Hergesheimer's vivid descriptions of New Orleans and Cuba bring the setting to life, while his complex characters and intricate plot keep readers engaged until the very end.1922. American novelist Hergesheimer has been called a naturalist writing of the romantic past. He is also the author of short stories, essays, biographies, and the autobiography, From an Old House. The Bright Shawl begins: When Howard Gage had gone, his mother�������s brother sat with his head bowed in frowning thought. The frown, however, was one of perplexity rather than disapproval: he was wholly unable to comprehend the younger man�������s attitude toward his experiences in the late war. The truth was, Charles Abbott acknowledged, that he understood nothing, nothing at all, about the present young. Indeed, if it hadn�������t been for the thoroughly absurd, the witless, things they constantly did, dispensing with their actual years he would have considered them the present ages. They were so-well, so gloomy. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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