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“In her novel Crestmont, Holly
Weiss evokes a time and a place with warmth, respect and sympathy. She captures the spirit of a summer hotel in the 1920s
and the lives and loves of those associated with it—the owners, the staff, the guests and the townspeople. The music
of the era, the clothes, the games and the social mores of that era are skillfully woven into her narrative. Crestmont is a
delight to read. The hotel as it was in the 1920s is now gone, but in Weiss’s novel the reader revisits it and experiences
it as if a part of it. To read Crestmont is to be reminded that this small place occupies a very big
space in many hearts.” Amy Gardner, 20 year resident of Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania
Read Holly Connor's Review from Feathered Quill Book Reviews Here
“With
extensive attention to detail, Weiss (or the author) describes…a beautifully realistic
world of the hustle and bustle at a busy inn in the 1920s.” Feathered Quill Book Reviews
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Crestmont
Holly Weiss
ISBN: 978-1-935188-10-0
Historical
340 pages / $18.95
"A dream,
after all, needn’t be fueled by particulars, only by desire."
So notes main
character, Gracie Antes, in CRESTMONT, a historical fiction gem set in the 1920s.
Determined to take control of her life, sheltered Gracie
Antes leaves her unhappy home in 1925 to pursue her dream of a singing career. On her way to the big city, she accepts a job
as a housemaid at the bustling Crestmont Inn. Once there, Gracie finds a life-changing encounter with opera singer Rosa Ponselle,
family she never imagined could be hers, and a man with a mysterious past. Relive the 1920s with a colorful cast of characters.
Discover with Gracie that sometimes we must trade loss for happiness.
Set in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania, the story is interwoven
with details about the town, the rich history of The Crestmont Inn, and the family who passed ownership from one generation
to the next.
Many attempts have been made to explain how the mountaintop
lake nestled in this tiny town came to be. Crestmont gives a new twist to an old Native American legend, setting the
tone of grace around which the story is built.
Let the period of the Roaring Twenties spark your interest
with its unique social mores, fashion, jazz, and yes, a little bootlegging thrown in for pizzazz.
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