Let Love Come Last

by Taylor Caldwell

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The "deeply engrossing" saga of a 19th-century lumber baron's twisted love for his family--from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Captains and the Kings (The New York Times). Born into the humblest of circumstances, William Prescott is determined to amass a fortune large enough to ensure that his four children will never want for anything. He'll do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, even if it means plundering Pennsylvania's forests of every last tree and destroying anyone who show more stands in his way. As William's business empire grows, so too does his insatiable need to be loved and admired.   William's wife, Ursula, tries to fill their ostentatious home with warmth and common sense, but her efforts are destined to backfire. The children resent her for trying to discipline them, and William's ambition blinds him to any point of view but his own. Only when two of his spoiled children plot against him does William realize that the ties that bind the Prescott family have become warped beyond recognition.   A riveting drama with a powerful message, Let Love Come Last is a masterwork from an author who "never falters when it comes to storytelling" (Publishers Weekly).     show less

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Taylor Caldwell was born in Manchester, England in 1900. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1907. She attended the University of Buffalo. Caldwell began writing stories at age eight. She wrote several best-selling novels including Dynasty of Death, The Strong City, The Sound of Thunder, Bright Flows the River and Answer As a Man. She show more wrote historical fiction and some of her titles contained religious themes. She also wrote under the pen name Max Reiner. Her memoir, Growing Up Tough, was published in 1971. Her titles won her numerous awards including the National League of American Pen Woman Gold Medal, Buffalo Evening News Award, Grand Prix Chatvain and two International Awards for Book of the Year. She died in Greenwich, Connecticut on September 2, 1985. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Let Love Come Last
Original publication date
1949
Dedication
This book is dedicated with compassion to all who are parents and to all who hope to be.

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.5Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-1999
LCC
PZ3 .C12743 .LLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
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