Pathfinding Women: An 1890s Mother-Daughter Novel (Waxwood Series: Book 3)
About this ebook
Waxwood, 1899: Vivian Alderdice is twenty-six, unmarried, and has no prospective suitors. Her brother’s tragic plight the year before left the family on shaky ground in Nob Hill society. Their social position depends on Vivian capturing the heart of a wealthy Canadian bachelor determined to become a member of their exclusive society. But to win him, she and her mother must spend the summer in Waxwood.
Waxwood brings back memories of Vivian searching for her grandmother’s identity and uncovering family lies she wasn’t prepared to deal with, but she’s determined to leave all that behind her.
Then a young man on the train brings those skeletons out of the closet again, and Vivian finds herself torn between fulfilling her social obligations or embarking on another journey that might lead her to uncover more family lies.
Will Vivian’s summer unravel family truths that might destroy the Alderdices for good? Or will she unearth a more authentic version of herself as the new century approaches?
If you enjoy coming-of-age stories with a touch of romance and suspense, read the continuation of Vivian’s story set in America’s Gilded Age.
Get Pathfinding Women today and read about the summer that will change Vivian’s life forever!
What reviewers are saying:
“This series is for those who love the era of gentile literature, the Jane Austen and Little Women-type stories of family saga, of noblesse oblige and grasping for status just before the rise of the middle class in America.” - Lisa Lickel, author and blogger, Living our Faith Out Loud
“Vivian, the main character is definitely a voice of change and rebellion against the high society expectations that a young woman’s sole purpose in life was to pursue and catch the best possible husband.”
“This is a fascinating read about the challenge of being a woman who wants her freedom when societal expectations tell them that they shouldn’t.”
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THE WAXWOOD SERIES
The Specter (Waxwood Series: Book 1)
False Fathers (Waxwood Series: Book 2)
Dandelions (Waxwood Series: Book 4)
About the author
As soon as Tam May started her first novel at the age of fourteen, writing became her voice. She writes engaging, fun-to-solve historical cozy mysteries featuring sassy suffragist Adele Gossling. Her mysteries empower readers with a sense of “justice is done” for women, both dead and alive. Her fiction is set in the San Francisco Bay Area because she adores sourdough bread, Ghirardelli chocolate, and San Francisco history.
Tam is the author of the Adele Gossling Mysteries which take place in the early 20th century and feature amateur sleuth and epistolary expert Adele Gossling, a forward-thinking young woman whose talent for solving crimes doesn’t sit well with her town’s Victorian ideas about women’s place in society.
Tam has also written historical women’s fiction. Her post-World War II short story collection, Lessons From My Mother’s Life, debuted at #1 in its category on Amazon, and the first book of her Gilded Age family saga, the Waxwood Series, The Specter, remains in the top 10 in its category.
Although Tam left her heart in San Francisco, she lives in Texas because it’s cheaper. When she’s not writing, she’s devouring everything classic (books, films, art, music) and concocting vegetarian dishes in her kitchen.
For more information about Tam May and her books, check out her website at www.tammayauthor.com.
