by Jacqueline Briskin · McGraw-Hill · tapa dura · ISBN 9780070079151
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«Paloverde» is the novel by Jacqueline Briskin, published by McGraw-Hill in hardcover (517 pages, in English).
Set in Southern California, the story revolves around Amélie, an intelligent girl of unwavering principles, and two brothers in love with her. The plot unfolds as the railroad dominates the landscape, oil is discovered, the movie industry takes off, and aviation begins to change the world.
This is the first edition, published in 1978 in New York; the work includes the subtitle «A Novel».
Intended for the general public, with particular appeal for those who enjoy historical fiction set in Southern California.
Jacqueline Briskin, née Orgell was a British-born American writer specializing in historical fiction from 1970 to 1995. Her books regularly appear on the New York Times bestseller's list. She was a main Selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club seven times, her novels were translated into 26 languages, and has sold 23,000,000 copies worldwide.
