Isbn 9780553050592 9780553050592 hardcover, bantam dell pub group. I mean that they accept whatever happens day to day without struggle or question or regret. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The conclusion to the swan saga, completing a trilogy of novels that spans 100 years of american history and brings to life a memorable family. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Continues the falconer family saga, tracing the fates of gincie and her progeny as they make their way across the united states in the last part of the nineteenth century. Wild swan is the first book of a fantastic trilogy by celeste deblasis.
Wild swan is the first of the swan trilogy that follows the history of a family for 100 years over 3 generations of women. She grew up at the kemper campbell ranch in victorville, california in the high mojave desert. She grew up on the kemper campbell ranch in victorville, california, in the high mojave desert. The novels span the lives of alexandria carrington falconer and her descendants from 18 to 1894 in both england and america. Celeste deblasis obituary victorville, ca daily press.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Wild swan book by celeste deblasis 3 available editions. She was an avid and enthusiastic researcher, combing the nation and the world for the. Swan s chance begins in 1836 and takes up the story of the alex and rane falconer where wild swan left off, as the falconer family continues to expand their line of thoroughbred horses at their farm wild swan, along with ranes ship building enterprise. Wild swan in 1984, swan s chance in 1985, and a season of swans in 1989. Alastair alex felt alex knew alexs alexandria annapolis asked baltimore barnstaple bay swan bideford black swan blaine body boston bucks mills caleb carrington caton child claire close clovelly colt despite england everything eyes face falconers father fear feel filly. There are people who live lives little different than the beasts,and i dont mean that badly. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This finale picks up after the civil war, and then spins its wheels for several pages until, at last, a few lifelike characters come to the fore. Alexandria thaine finds herself torn between two menpassionate rave falconer and st. The novels span the lives of alexandria carrington falconer and her descendants from 18 to 1894 in both england and.
She was an avid and enthusiastic researcher, combing the. As alex defends wild swan and her thoroughbred race horses, as rane battles to preserve his shipbuil. Alexandria thaine finds herself torn between two menpassionate rave. She grew up on the kemper campbell ranch in victorville, california, in the. She attended wellesley college, later transferred to oregon state university, and in 1968 graduated from pomona college, near her home. The book became doubleday book club and literary guild selections. Meanwhile, the author rehearses most of the noteworthy events of american history, 1870. The novels span the lives of alexandria carrington falconer and her descendants from 18. Wild swan begins in 18 as thirteen year old alexandria alex thaines grandmother sends her to live with distant relatives on the west coast of england to get her away from her hateful mother. In devon she thrives with the falconer family and especially forming a lifelong bond with the younger son rane. Because the condition of this lot is only good, there may be a few former library books mixed in. She grew up at the kemper campbell ranch in victorville, california located in the high mojave desert.
Wild swan has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. See the complete the wild swan trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. As the first book begins, alexandria is a young, neglected teenager who is sent to live with distant relatives on the coast of devon. Published 1984 by bantam books in toronto, new york. In this highly colored but fatally overstuffed conclusion to the bestsellers wild swan and swans chance, all obstacles to love and happiness are hurdled by the family famed for breeding racehorses at wild swan, the renowned maryland stable built on the ashes of the civil war. This book is the infinitely touching story of two people destined to be together, who must first stumble a bit on their road to each other. John carrington, her dead sisters husbandin a saga sweeping from england during the napoleonic wars to. The first book dealing with alexandria or lovingly referred to as alex. From the author of the tigers woman and the proud breed. Vibrant, multicharactered, an authentic tapestry of its times, here is wild swan a novel that spans continents and generations to tell the epic story of one passionate woman, and the many faces of love.