Books with title Avalanches

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857 - 1948) was a feminist American writer. Her husband discouraged her writing and in 1882 when she published her first novel the family was scandalized. Atherton is best remembered for her California series of novels and short stories. Her stories feature strong heroines who pursue independent careers. The Avalanche is a mystery set in San Francisco. "Price Ruyler knew that many secrets had been inhumed by the earthquake and fire of San Francisco and wondered if his wife's had been one of them. After all, she had been born in this city of odd and whispered pasts, and there were moments when his silent mother-in-law suggested a past of her own. That there was a secret of some sort he had been progressively convinced for quite six months. Moreover, he felt equally sure that this impalpable gray cloud had not drifted even transiently between himself and his wife during the first year and a half of their marriage. They had been uncommonly happy; they were happy yet ... the difference lay not in the quality of Helene's devotion, enhanced always by an outspoken admiration for himself and his achievements, but in subtle changes of temperament and spirits."

Price Ruyler has been hurled to San Francisco from New York to save the family company after the earthquake in 1906. His productivity makes him among the city's highly qualified bachelors but he defies the maneuvers of the resident ladies including their mothers. Then he bumps into the lovely and attractive Helene. He proposes marriage in a week. In their fourth year of marriage, he comprehends something has become different. He still has feelings for his wife and he thinks she loves him but he starts to contemplate about her secretive past and asks whether family mysteries were hidden in the ruins left by the earthquake. Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was a distinguished and successful American writer. A number of her stories are situated in her residence state of California. Her most famous Black Oxen was rendered into a silent film of the same title. She also penned short literature, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on many subjects such as feminism, politics, and war. She was determined, free-minded, and at times provocative. Gertrude Franklin Horn was born in San Francisco, California, to Thomas Ludovich Horn and his wife, the previous Gertrude Franklin. Her parents divorced when she was at an early age of 2, and she was taken cared by her mother’s grandfather, Stephen Franklin, a pious Presbyterian and a relative of Benjamin Franklin. Grandfather Franklin persevered she be educated, and this shaped her immensely. She studied at St. Mary's Hall high school in Benicia, California, and, shortly at the Sayre School in Lexington, Kentucky. Gertrude’s first novel was The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance, episodic in The Argonaut using the fictional name Asmodeus. When she opened to her family that she was the writer, it made her to be detested. She then moved to New York, sending off Muriel with her grandmother.

If you like your mysteries served up with a tall order of intrigue, romance, fascinating characters, and engrossing local color, try The Avalanche from author Gertrude Atherton. Set among the affluent upper classes in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, the novel delves into the relationship between a beautiful young woman from France and her ambitious American suitor. It's a satisfying, fully fleshed-out read in which the mystery is just one part of a well-wrought tale.

If you like your mysteries served up with a tall order of intrigue, romance, fascinating characters, and engrossing local color, try The Avalanche from author Gertrude Atherton. Set among the affluent upper classes in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, the novel delves into the relationship between a beautiful young woman from France and her ambitious American suitor. It's a satisfying, fully fleshed-out read in which the mystery is just one part of a well-wrought tale.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Have you ever gone skiing and had a big problem? Well, when Chris Palmer went skiing he got stuck in an avalanche. The avalanche is bigger than a tidal wave. Chris gets stuck in a snow like fort. Chris is pretty sure his parents will be there the next day looking for him so he tries to stay calm, but then the next day goes by and they don't come. Chris is stuck there for a whole week! During that time he keeps his circulation going by moving his legs in place. Also while he is in there he eats the grouse he shot before the avalanche. If you want to know about this great book read Avalanche by Arthur Roth. Find out what happens to Chris.