Mollie O'Neill [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Gwinner, Jean Quillen

ISBN 10: 1879384310 / ISBN 13: 9781879384316

Published by Cypress House, Ft. Bragg, CA, 1997

About this Item

Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by the author on first free endpaper. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket as new except for a small wrinkle at the top of the spine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. Book as new except for sticker residue on first free endpaper. By the author of 'Paid in Full' and 'Vignettes of a Wealthy Widow'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0004349

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mollie O'Neill [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Publisher: Cypress House, Ft. Bragg, CA

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Fired with the will to accomplish the impossible - to break free of her impoverished, ignorant upbringing - young Mollie becomes the ward of invalid Ophelia Niles and her husband, Dr. Emmet Niles, prominent members of Lynchburg, Virginia. For several years, her life in the beautiful mansion at Meadow Hill is a dream come true. But then - when Mollie blossoms into a beautiful young woman - disaster strikes. Dr. Niles, a dedicated physician with a tortured past and a passionless marriage, falls hopelessly in love with Mollie.
Although Mollie is heartsick about betraying Ophelia, she and Emmet are obsessed by their desire. Finally, Mollie makes a desperate decision that almost results in her death.
During her convalescence at her mountain home, Mollie discovers she is the love child of a famous American landscape painter. Rather than be defeated by revelations about her mother's secret love and Emmet's jealousy and lies, Mollie attempts to come to terms with her past, her father's legacy and her love for the Blue Ridge Mountains and its people.

Review:

Set in the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in the late 1800s, Mollie O'Neill is the compelling story of the coming of age of an illiterate mountain girl. Mollie O'Neill is more than just another romance novel, it's a compelling work of historical fiction and an eloquent portrait of a young woman at the turn of the century. Unlike the heroines of many historical romances, Mollie succeeds in breaking out of the traditional roles for women at the end of the 19th century and creates a happy, fulfilling life on her own terms. Mollie O'neill is an engaging, vividly written, unforgettable novel of courage, inspiration and romance. -- Midwest Book Review