A Race to Splendor
Book description
"Vividly evocative of the time and place...[Ware] deftly blends history and romance in a page-turning story."―Library Journal
Early in 1906, the ground in San Francisco shook buildings and lives from their comfortable foundations.
Amidst rubble, corruption, and deceit, two women―young architects in a city and field ruled by men―find themselves…
Why read it?
1 author picked A Race to Splendor as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
After the earthquake, people had to rebuild. This one features a female architect who trained under Julia Morgan, rebuilding a luxury hotel that once belonged to her family. The tension rises she competes with a male architect to have the first finished hotel. This book is filled with great descriptions of the setting and events surrounding the quake. It is filled with people reimagining themselves and their city after tragedy and loss.
From Linda's list on women’s fiction on San Francisco 1906 earthquake.
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