02648cam a2200301 4500 2623680782 TxAuBib 20251119120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063304093 0063304090 B0BWF9SQNN Amazon d80aa32e-e612-4d4a-9489-f23d94bec672 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9635318 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Simpson, Alice Sherman. The Winthrop Agreement [Libby eBook] : A Novel. HarperCollins, 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><strong>A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter's ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place in society and secrets she must not betray.</strong></p> <p>When Rivkah Milmanovitch arrives at Ellis Island, her husband is not waiting for her as promised. Alone and pregnant, she makes her way to the Lower East Side tenement of an old friend. Lottie Aarons, whose husband went out for a newspaper and never returned, takes Rivkah in and they work side-by-side in dispiriting sweatshops. Rivkah gives birth to a daughter, Mimi, determined that her child will have a better life in America.</p> <p>Frederick Winthrop, slum landlord, lives in one of Fifth Avenue's sumptuous mansions—and preys on young girls. When he serendipitously meets fifteen-year-old Mimi, who dreams of silks, satins and velvets, imagines costumes and ball gowns, she is easily seduced, and her life takes an unexpected turn. To avoid scandal, the Winthrop family offers Mimi a rare opportunity. While Lottie, now a bookkeeper in the employ of the Winthrops, wisely advises her, Mimi knows exactly what she wants. But as she rises to international fame, she must struggle with the secrets of her past and protect those she loves.</p> <p>Part history, part romance, with a twist of gothic, The Winthrop Agreement is a spellbinding tale of a determined heroine who will entrance Bridgerton and all historical fiction fans.</p>. Literature. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-11-18 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d80aa32e-e612-4d4a-9489-f23d94bec672&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d80aa32e-e612-4d4a-9489-f23d94bec672&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)