Kathleen Knowles
In turn of the century San Francisco, two young women fight for love in a world where women are often invisible and passion is the privilege of the powerful.,Kerry Oâ€™Shea always handled what life threw at her. Growing up on San Franciscoâ€™s Barbary Coast, schooled in the streets by her con-man father, she fights to make a place for herself as a cook in the Palace Hotel. Escaping her roots made her plenty tough, but when she meets Beth Hammond, none of her street smarts matters. It's love at first sight, but how can such a love ever be possible?,Beth Hammond is every bit as strong as Kerry and proves it when she talks her domineering father into allowing her to study nursing. Drawn to Kerry in ways she doesn't understand, Beth fears the terrible secret she hides could destroy their relationship before it can even begin.
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Awake Unto Me