Overview
Like many wealthy Philadelphians of the Victorian Era, seventeen year old Kate MacIntyre, her younger sister Julia and their Aunt Clementine have decided to holiday in Cape May. Kate and Julia are excited about the prospect of a delightful summer in the seaside resort, but their aunt has a special purpose: to find Kate a husband from amongst the upper class vacationers. Having recently come into their wealth, Aunt Clementine strives to shake the taint of being 'noveau riche' and to gain the favor of the old money patrician families. When the handsome aristocrat Frederick Van Riem shows interest in Kate, Aunt Clementine is ecstatic. However, Kate also meets an enterprising young man from the working class. As she struggles to sort out her feelings about the two men, Kate discovers that all is not what it seems. Kate's romantic adventure comes to a dramatic conclusion amidst the great fire that threatened to consume Cape May in 1878.
- | Author: Kathleen Pendlebury
- | Publisher: Beach Reeds
- | Publication Date: Jul 26, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 120 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0980094429
- | ISBN-13: 9780980094428
