“Maybe, she thought, grown-up life was not so much finding your perfect place in the world, but aching for all the faraway places and people you loved—and learning to look at right where you are now, as Rema would say, through a long eyepiece of grateful.” —
The nonfictional begins with the Vanderbilt family estate in the lovely Appalachian mountains as well as George Vanderbilt,s wealthy friends including Madison Grant but the remainder of the story is told in a fictional setting.
The situation escalates with Kerry returning from a 2yr college stint to be with family and friends back home due to family obligations.
Upon returning she finds that the people building the Biltmore Estate need her family's land.
The question then becomes centered around the outsiders and why they are also intervening: Such as, "a fugitive from Sicily, a reporter chasing a groundbreaking story, a debutante tainted by scandal, and a conservationist prepared to put anyone at risk to stoke the resentment of the locals."
In addition, Kerry MacGregor needs to find work and soon if she's to help support herself and her family.
As one best portray this setting it's like the have's vs the have nots in a fictional character setting that has several twists and turns but not enough to truly win me over.
I hope you enjoy this read. Keep in mind the author's notes in the end were quite fascinating in showcasing the extensive research on the Vanderbilt's so don't skip over them as they play a central role in the way the entire novel was organized and presented.
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