GalvestonGalveston casts a spell ... It is a novel that sweeps you into a long-ago world of passion..love and splendor ... It is an epic of the Texas town they called America's island of lost dreams. It is the saga of three beautiful, headstrong women ... Claire, whose memory of lost love poisoned in the lives of everyone who cared for her. Serena, who sacrificed her last hopes of happiness for the child she would never see. Willa, liberated as only a Texas oil heiress could be..a woman who could have anything - except the secret of her own identity. |
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Page 222
... Nick will pull up in a rented rig and we will walk to Claire's together . The realization of this makes me almost angry at Nick , and when he arrives , bringing a bouquet of daisies , I must concentrate hard to avoid being pesky and ...
... Nick will pull up in a rented rig and we will walk to Claire's together . The realization of this makes me almost angry at Nick , and when he arrives , bringing a bouquet of daisies , I must concentrate hard to avoid being pesky and ...
Page 223
... Nick . " Of course , " Roman agrees . James gazes down at his place ; he has hardly touched his food . Dad breaks the silence . " Claire , I guess you and your committee will be down at the church all summer , putting the perfect ...
... Nick . " Of course , " Roman agrees . James gazes down at his place ; he has hardly touched his food . Dad breaks the silence . " Claire , I guess you and your committee will be down at the church all summer , putting the perfect ...
Page 226
... Nick with a laugh . " He wasn't much of a sport , poor fellow . Got too much to drink one night , and punched a hole through his snare head . " It was a poor choice of words , and Nick grabs his nap- kin and fastidiously pats the ...
... Nick with a laugh . " He wasn't much of a sport , poor fellow . Got too much to drink one night , and punched a hole through his snare head . " It was a poor choice of words , and Nick grabs his nap- kin and fastidiously pats the ...
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