Eden Burning

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The island of St. Felice holds many secrets. It holds the secret of the crimes and exploitations of its early settlers; it holds the secret of the evil forces at work to keep its black natives out of power; it holds the secret of the passionate moment of abandon that threatened to destroy the life of the beautiful fifteen-year-old Tee Francis.
Setting Eden Burning against this lush, tropical background, Belva Plain has turned her storytelling magic to the gracious island estate Eleuthera and the flamboyant, complex family that has owned the estate for over three hundred years.
There is Francis, the young scion of the family, who was raised amid opulence and privilege in New York City, but who knows he must return to the island—his destiny. There is Marjorie, his beautiful socialite wife, who is growing increasingly restless in what she considers the stagnant island culture. There is Patrick, the fiery black prime minister of the island, who shares with Francis a dark secret... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The island of St. Felice holds many secrets. It holds the secret of the crimes and exploitations of its early settlers; it holds the secret of the evil forces at work to keep its black natives out of power; it holds the secret of the passionate moment of abandon that threatened to destroy the life of the beautiful fifteen-year-old Tee Francis.
Setting Eden Burning against this lush, tropical background, Belva Plain has turned her storytelling magic to the gracious island estate Eleuthera and the flamboyant, complex family that has owned the estate for over three hundred years.
There is Francis, the young scion of the family, who was raised amid opulence and privilege in New York City, but who knows he must return to the island—his destiny. There is Marjorie, his beautiful socialite wife, who is growing increasingly restless in what she considers the stagnant island culture. There is Patrick, the fiery black prime minister of the island, who shares with Francis a dark secret about his past. There is Kate, the spirited editor of the local newspaper, w1 >o loves Francis so much that there's truly nothing that she won't do for him. And through it all there's Tee, the woman whose one act of folly changed her life, and whose spirit, tenderness, and determination shaped the
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lives of all around her. Violence, political upheaval, and clandestine love provide the backdrop for this sweeping romantic saga by one of the very best storytellers. Eden Burning is a novel that Belva Plain fans everywhere will treasure. Vissza