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Vera : a Novel by Edgarian, Carol, author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Vera : a Novel about?

New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian delivers "an all-encompassing and enthralling" ( Oprah Daily) novel featuring an unforgettable heroine coming of age in the aftermath of catastrophe, and her quest for love and reinvention. Meet Vera Johnson, fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter of Rose, notorious proprietor of San Francisco's most legendary bordello. Vera has grown up straddling two worlds#8212;the madam's alluring sphere, replete with tickets to the opera, surly henchmen, and scant morality, and the quiet domestic life of the family paid to raise her. On the morning of the great quake, Vera's worlds collide. As the city burns and looters vie with the injured, orphaned, and starving, Vera and her guileless sister, Pie, are cast adrift. Disregarding societal norms and prejudices, Vera begins to imagine a new kind of life. She collaborates with Tan, her former rival, and forges an unlikely family of survivors, navigating through the disaster together. "A character-driven novel about family, power, and loyalty, ( San Francisco Chronicle ), Vera brings to life legendary characters#8212;tenor Enrico Caruso, indicted mayor Eugene Schmitz and boss Abe Ruef, tabloid celeb

Who reads Vera : a Novel?

Author

Edgarian, Carol, author

Publisher

Publisher not identified

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501157530

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.2 / 5 (899 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14