The Wedding Veil
- Authors: Kristy Woodson Harvey
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- Genres: Historical
- Rank:Top 200 in Best Southern Fiction on Amazon
- Rating: 4.4 based on 2,950 reviews
- Release Date: March 29, 2022
- Print length: 416 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
This 'masterfully woven…literary home run' (New York Journal of Books) follows the journey of four women through different generations, all connected by a beautiful wedding veil and their ties to the famous Vanderbilt family. Written by the New York Times bestselling author of the Peachtree Bluff series.
Four women. One precious family heirloom. A hidden connection that will reshape their lives - and rewrite history as they know it.
In the present day, Julia Baxter finds herself questioning the power of her great-grandmother's wedding veil, passed down through the generations as a symbol of enduring love. Despite its charm, she fears it may not be enough to ensure her own marriage lasts a lifetime. Overwhelmed, she escapes to the tranquility of the Virgin Islands in search of clarity.
Meanwhile, her grandmother Babs is also at a crossroads. Still mourning the loss of her husband, she makes the decision to start anew in a retirement community. Little does she anticipate that a chance encounter with a past love will resurface old wounds and emotions she thought she had buried long ago.
In 1914, socialite Edith Vanderbilt grapples with the daunting task of overseeing the grand Biltmore Estate following her husband's passing. With the future of the estate and its dependent village at stake, Edith is determined to honor the Vanderbilt legacy and prepare her daughter Cornelia for the responsibilities that come with it. However, Cornelia's own ambitions clash with tradition, as she yearns to embrace the changing world beyond Biltmore's glittering facade.
Praise for this book
In the vein of Therese Anne Fowler's A Well-Behaved Woman and Jennifer Robson's The Gown, The Wedding Veil is 'a sparkling, fast-paced joy of a book that celebrates love, family, and the right to shape one's own destiny