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Bezig met laden... San Francisco Earthquake,1906door Kathleen Duey
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Panic in the streets!It is the glittering center of the new West, brash young San Francisco, dominated by the luxurious Palace Hotel, where tycoons mingle with famous artists, politicians, and the young American aristocracy. Where 18-year-old housekeeper Sierra O'Nielle, still smarting from a flirtatious gentleman's snub, realizes it is time to face reality and remember her place -- until she sees Joseph Harlan, the handsome son of a wealthy cattle rancher. The sizzling electricity that flows between them is impossible to ignore.... Joseph has come to find a suitable bride. His father will do anything to keep him from a maid. Until the fateful April night Sierra is thrown into Joseph's arms as the earthquake of the century devastates the city. Suddenly they are bound together, racing through the cobbled streets seeking shelter from raining bricks, panicked crowds, and the wall of flame that threatens to devour all that is left.... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This story is a fictional account of several different people taking place around the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the resulting fires that nearly destroyed the entire city. Although Joseph and Sierra are the primary characters, their stories are joined by many others in the telling. Rather like a disaster movie you get many points of view on the incident itself and the aftermath. The author does a pretty good job of describing the earthquake, but really it is the after effects of the fire and loss of water that ultimately caused the most damage (or so it seemed from the book). Although I found the story interesting I didn't feel there was a lot of depth to the characters and I felt more removed from the story than part of it. However, overall I think it was a pretty good read that I think would be appropriate for ages 10 and up. ( )