Invention of Sarah Cummings (Avenue of Dreams) - Softcover

Newport, Olivia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800720407 ISBN 13: 9780800720407

Publisher: Revell, 2013

Synopsis

A clever young servant in the Banning household uses an assumed identity to pursue a life of privilege, but discovers love and belonging where she least expects them.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In a world where everyone is putting on a show, there is a love that is genuine.

Sarah Cummings has one goal in life--to break into Chicago's high society. Desperate to stop serving dinner to members of the wealthy Banning family and to start eating at society tables, Sarah spends her meager free time altering cast-off gowns to create the perfect wardrobe for her future life.

When opportunity knocks at a chance meeting, she presents herself as Serena Cuthbert, weaving a fictitious past to go with her fictitious name. But as she gets closer to her goal--and closer to Simon Tewell, director of St. Andrew's Orphanage--Sarah finds that she must choose between the life she has and the life she dreams of.

Can she piece together the perfect life from scraps? Or will it all come unraveled in the face of true love?

"Newport's touching historical romance sweeps readers into another time and place, where elegance and wealth are abundant and where dreams really can come true. Highly recommended for fans of Tamera Alexander."--Library Journal

Praise for the Avenue of Dreams series:

"Chicago's history comes alive on each page."--Andrea Boeshaar, author of Seasons of Redemption series

"With attention to historical detail and an artful sense of place, Olivia Newport gives readers a fascinating glimpse into . . .  the roles of women in the world."--USA Today, Happily Ever After blog

"Newport's characters are by turn charming, conniving, or trying to be true to themselves in spite of what society expects of them."--RT Book Reviews
Olivia Newport is the author of The Pursuit of Lucy Banning and The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow. Her husband and two twentysomething children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where daylilies grow as tall as she is. Find out more at www.OliviaNewport.com.

About the Author:

Olivia Newport is the author of The Pursuit of Lucy Banning and The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow. Her husband and two twentysomething children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where day lilies grow as tall as she is.

About this edition

• Publisher: Revell
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0800720407
• ISBN 13: 9780800720407
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304