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Delta
December 2006
On Sale: November 28, 2006
Featuring: Mina; Mr. Benjamin Serle
416 pages
ISBN: 038533687X
EAN: 9780385336871
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Historical
In 1848, a time when sail was giving way to the swift power
of steam, Mina boards the sailing ship Victoria,
headed for a new life in America. Orphaned and alone, under
the protection of her friend Mr. Serle, Mina is, like the
Victoria, at the mercy of the winds of fate. But what
awaits both Mina and her protector in New York is a world
rich with opportunity and danger.
As Mr. Serle, a
master chef, finds work in a bustling hotel, Mina tries the
life of a salesgirl and then joins the downstairs kitchen of
a wealthy family, where she soon proves her exquisite touch
with food. But mysteries swirl all around the Westervelt
home, and soon they engulf Mina too. As she tries to
navigate the shoals and eddies of hidden affairs and
powerful secrets, and as her feelings for the mysterious Mr.
Serle subtly begin to shift, a remarkable series of events
begins to unfold. For Mina, an extraordinary adventure
begins, one that will take her far away from New York—and
bring a sudden, surprising change of heart…and an unexpected
gift of love and responsibility.
From the gaslit
streets of old New York to the cargo-crowded waterways of
the Erie Canal, from one man fighting a personal battle of
faith, duty, and desire to another scarred in body and soul
by was, Bread and Dreams is filled with marvelously
drawn characters and vivid images. And in the keenly
observant, steadfast Mina Pigot we are given a narrator to
treasure—and a brilliant guide into the heart and soul of
America.
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