The Turquoise - by Anya Seton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>First published in 1946, <i>The Turquoise </i>was the great historical novelist Anya Seton's third novel. It is the story of a beautiful, gifted woman who leaves the magic mountains of her native New Mexico for the piratical, opulent, gaslit New York of the 1870s--only to end her search for happiness back in the high, thin air of Santa Fe.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Seton, at her best, has a gaudy vitality all her own, and a sure sense of theatre. This reader for one, enjoyed <i>The Turquoise</i> enormously." -- <i>New York Times</i> <p/> "With accurate historical background, Anya Seton has constructed a touchingly tragic story of a girl who tried so hard to find happiness that she lost everything in her search. The life of Santa Fe Cameron lingers long in memory." -- <i>Springfield Republican</i></b> <p/> Santa Fe Cameron was named for the town where she was born, because her Scottish father and a distressed priest could agree on no other name. When she is seven years old, the unexpected death of her father makes her an orphan. Shortly thereafter, a Navajo shaman recognizes her psychic powers and gives her a turquoise pendant as a keepsake. This turquoise, the Indian symbol of the spirit, dominates her life. She eventually leaves the simple beauty of her native New Mexico to search for happiness in the opulent New York of the 1870s. <p/>For "Fey," life is made up of violent contrasts: the rough wagon that brings her East and the scented carriages waiting before her own Fifth Avenue mansion; the glittering world of the Astors and a dreary cell in the Tombs. All the color, excitement, and rich period detail that distinguish Anya Seton's novels are here, together with one of her most unusual heroines. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b> Seton, at her best, has a gaudy vitality all her own, and a sure sense of theatre. This reader, for one, enjoyed <i>The Turquoise</i> enormously. </b><i><b>New York Times</b></i><br /><br /> Santa Fe Cameron was named for the town where she was born, because her Scottish father and a distressed priest could agree on no other name.When she is seven years old, the unexpected death of her father makes her an orphan. Shortly thereafter, a Navajo shaman recognizes her psychic powers and gives her a turquoise pendant as a keepsake. This turquoise, the Indian symbol of the spirit, dominates her life. She eventually leaves the simple beauty of her native New Mexico to search for happiness in the opulent New York of the 1870s.<br /><br /> For Fey, life is made up of violent contrasts: the rough wagon that brings her East and the scented carriages waiting before her own Fifth Avenue mansion; the glittering world of the Astors and a dreary cell in the Tombs. All the color, excitement, and rich period detail that distinguish Anya Seton s novels are here, together with one of her most unusual heroines.<br /><br /><b> With accurate historical background, Anya Seton has constructed a touchingly tragic story of a girl who tried so hard to find happiness that she lost everything in her search. The life of Santa Fe Cameron lingers long in memory. </b><i><b>Springfield Republican</b></i><br /><br /> ANYA SETON (1904 1990) was the author of many best-selling historical novels, including <i>Katherine, </i><i>The Winthrop Woman, </i><i>Avalon, </i><i>Dragonwyck, </i><i>Green Darkness, </i><i>Devil Water, </i> and <i>Foxfire.</i> She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.<br /> "<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>ANYA SETON (1904-1990) was the author of many best-selling historical novels, including <i>Katherine, </i><i>The Winthrop Woman, </i><i>Avalon, </i><i>Dragonwyck, </i><i>Green Darkness, </i><i>Devil Water, </i> and <i>Foxfire.</i> She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut. <br>
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