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Bezig met laden... View Most Glorious (American Wonders Collection) (origineel 2021; editie 2021)door Scott (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkA View Most Glorious door Regina Scott (2021)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A very romantic high-stakes adventure that will pull you right in. My favorite of Regina Scott's American Wonders books. (And incidentally, the second book I've read about finding true love while climbing Mount Rainier. It's a very specific subgenre, but I am here for it! Fantastic setting.) It's 1893 in Tacoma, Washington. Cora Baxter and her mother don't see eye to eye about her future. Cora's priorities lay with her university studies, her career at her stepfather's bank, and her work with the Tacoma Women's Suffrage Association. Her mother just wants her to get married to the rich and eligible businessman who keeps calling. Meanwhile, the suffragettes have concocted a plan to have Cora climb to the top of Mount Rainier. They hope that the publicity will show the world that if an average woman can accomplish such a feat, then an average woman also has enough brains to vote. Cora's private arrangement with her mother is that if she climbs the mountain, then she wins control over her own matrimonial decisions. Of course, to summit a 14,000-foot mountain, Cora is going to need a chaperone--her very supportive stepfather. But she's also going to need a guide. Enter Nathan Hardee. At first unwilling to take an untried, pampered society girl into the mountains, Nathan starts to sympathize with Cora's plight. As they prepare for and embark on their mission to the summit, unexpected depths of character surprise both of them and prompt them to ask what they really want of life. To begin with, I wasn't sure I was going to like Cora. She takes being independent to excess when she quibbles over whether she'll promise to follow Nathan's instructions in possibly life-threatening situations. But once she committed to the climb, I came to like her more. The cooperative dynamic that the two of them developed was refreshing. My favorite part of this story was the actual mountain-climbing. There's something spellbinding about the concept of summiting a mountain and seeing the world from a perspective that most never reach. The climb throws Nathan and Cora on each other for support and emphasizes the loyalty and the trust that makes the story so romantic. It was well-written and compelling. This is a clean, sweet read with a slightly surprising way of resolving the tension between Cora and her mother. Thanks to Revell and NetGalley for my digital review copy! Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I really enjoyed this book. It's a fairly formulaic historical romance, but it's a cut above most of the ones I've read. The protagonist wants to climb a mountain to bring publicity to the suffrage movement and hires a guide to help her. Thus ensues the typical back and forth of a romance novel, but the characters are unique and interesting, and the descriptions of how difficult it was to climb a high elevation mountain during a time when little existed in the way of mountain climbing equipment. It was truly dangerous and highly difficult. These scenes made the book exciting and suspenseful. I also enjoyed the suffrage history in this story. Overall, this was a fun read. Coraline makes a deal, a climb to the top of Mt Rainier in exchange for her step father’s bank getting bailed out. She knows it will take all she has,but she has the motivation for it. She realizes she needs help and turns to Nathan for help. Nathan knows his way around and has extra motivation as well. He agrees to help Coraline out in the climb to the top. Along the way they will encounter more than expected. I really enjoyed this look in to the past and felt like I was there at times along the way. I received a copy to read, the review is mine. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Reluctant socialite Coraline Baxter longs to live a life of significance and leave her mark on the world. When her local suffragette group asks her to climb Mount Rainier to raise awareness of their cause, she jumps at the chance, even though she has absolutely no climbing experience. If she can do it, any woman can do it. And after her mother issues an ultimatumâ??that Cora marry the man of her mother's choosing if she failsâ??Cora must do it. But she can't do it alone. Noted mountain guide Nathan Hardee initially refuses to help Cora but has a change of heart when he sees what is at stake. He knows enough about the man Cora's mother has chosen to know that the headstrong young woman should have nothing to do with him, much less marry him. These unlikely partners may just discover that only together is the view most glo Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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I have read other books in the American Wonders series. I like learning about the history of areas we consider National Treasures today. This book centers around Mt. Rainier (aka Mt. Tacoma at that time).
I'm not entirely sure why the suffragettes felt climbing Mr. Rainier was a good symbol nor why they felt Coraline Baxter would be the one to do so and bring acclaim to their group. I mean, I get the "if a woman can do this, a woman can do anything" idea...just not sure on the specifics they chose.
Some questions the novel contemplates:
*What is God calling you to do?
*Does a woman need to be married to be happy/fulfilled?
*Is what Society decrees the only way or the way things should be?
*Fair treatment for workers and business associates ( )