By Grace

ISBN: 1479271047

Author: Dawdy, Arletta

Condition: New

Product Description BY GRACE traces the heroic journey of young Grace Pelham as she travels geographically and psychologically into the Far West of the late 1890s. Following her fathers death, she leaves Albany on a quest to find her vocation and stumbles into unexpected troubles and rewards. Thrust out on her own, she must escape the threat and murderous accusations posed by her benefactress nephew. With changing identities, fearsome obstacles and personal challenges along the way, Grace profoundly affects and is affected by Louis Comfort Tiffany, a married man and his family, a lost child, Jane Addams, a male-dressing horse woman/prospector, a rigid minister and his tightly corseted wife, the Irish mob, and Chinese friends. When her nemesis confronts her in a syphilitic haze, threatening to kill her and a loved one, Grace prevails. Her signatory By Grace is applied to her jewelry designs. The Blue Opals of southeastern Arizonas Huachuca Mountains promise opportunity and a new life. From the Back Cover "One sign of a good book for me is when I'm wondering what is going to happen next, even at the last chapter.BY GRACE by Arletta Dawdy, is that kind of good read. A good book also has characters that intrigue and change and in the midst of the action we also learn something. Maybe about jewelry design or how to win over a disgruntled employer or how to rely on friends when the chips are down. I also love books that celebrate the landscape. BY GRACE takes us on a tour across the United States offering vivid images of a cream-coddled moon over a Tiffany studio in New York or a growing village of Virginia City or the damatic desert of Arizona and other fascinating places of America in 1899. I'm also drawn to titles that carry more than one meaning and BY GRACE does just that giving readers a fascinating woman who appreciates how grace affects our lives. Well done, Arletta Dawdy. Here's hoping there's yet another story of Grace in the works."Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times Bestselling Author of  Where Lilacs Still Bloom"Arletta Dawdy writes with an elegant flourish. Her portrayal of a paddle wheel trip down the Hudson to New York City is mesmerizing. After the loss of her father, and pursued by a killer, Grace heads west and discovers where she belongs, amidst 'the wide vistas, the amazing deserts and glorious mountains of the west.' Her search is epic in scope, and makes for a rewarding tale. Dawdy's research of the time and place is impeccable."Velda Brotherton, Author of Stone Heart's Woman About the Author Arletta Dawdy writes from Northern California but her heart is in the 19th century American West. When immersed in the stories of strong, independent women, she has been known to get lost in their adventures. Arletta's social work background lends itself to character development. Her extensive travels in the Southwest add believability to her settings. HUACHUCA WOMAN and BY GRACE are the first two books in The Huachuca Trilogy.