A brilliant debut novel! Karen Kelly's new book, Bethlehem, is told in alternating time frames, and the s, when the titans of steel got their start. This absorbing, shattering novel is about family, the bonds between women, and the power that lifelong secrets have in shaping our lives. About BETHLEHEM. “It’s a wretched thing to feel like an imposter.”. A young woman arrives at the grand ancestral home of her husband’s family, hoping to fortify her cracking marriage. But what she finds is not what she expected: tragedy haunts the hallways, whispering of . · Overview. With the atmospheric storytelling of Kate Morton and Lisa Wingate, Karen Kelly weaves a shattering debut about two intertwined families and the secrets that they buried during the gilded, glory days of Bethlehem, PA. A young woman arrives at the grand ancestral home of her husband’s family, hoping to fortify her deteriorating marriage. But what she finds is not what she Brand: St. Martin's Publishing Group.
9/25 "Bethlehem" by Karen Kelly Share: We loved this book. The book starts out slow but the storytelling builds and it is wonderful. The backdrop is Bethelhem, PA and is about two steel executive's and their families that spans from the giIlded age to the 's. A family secret starts with a mother and a wife in the course of this novel. Bethlehem by Karen Kelly This story grabbed me a little way in and wouldn't let go. A family saga covering three generations in one house, Brynmoor manor, Karen Kelly tells a wonderful tale of the Parrish clan and their best friends, the Colliers. Subtle humor is everywhere, so don't miss it. With the atmospheric storytelling of Kate Morton and Lisa Wingate, Karen Kelly weaves a shattering debut about two intertwined families and the secrets that they buried during the gilded, glory days of Bethlehem, PA. A young woman arrives at the grand ancestral home of her husband's family, hoping to fortify her deteriorating marriage.
Overview. With the atmospheric storytelling of Kate Morton and Lisa Wingate, Karen Kelly weaves a shattering debut about two intertwined families and the secrets that they buried during the gilded, glory days of Bethlehem, PA. A young woman arrives at the grand ancestral home of her husband’s family, hoping to fortify her deteriorating marriage. But what she finds is not what she expected: tragedy haunts the hallways, whispering of heartache and a past she never knew existed. What is clear throughout however is the extreme (white) privilege of Susannah and Helen’s lives. A combination of two powerful families that made their money (extreme wealth) from the steel industry, Bethlehem is filled to the brim with privileged characters given ostentatious names like Kit, Chap and Wyatt and nicknames like Sassy and Itty. There is no shortage on the mentions of Arabian horses, Yale crew boys, presidential dinners and lavish debutante parties so that it became almost. Bethlehem by Karen Kelly July 8, July 3, Jonetta (Ejaygirl) | Blue Mood Café Joanna Collier is the mother of two young children and married to Frank, an engineer working for his family’s business Bethlehem Steel.
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