Belle Cora

By Phillip Margulies

Subjects: Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, San francisco (calif.), fiction, Fiction, Social life and customs, Orphans, Gamblers, Prostitutes, Reminiscing in old age, New york (n.y.), fiction

Description: A sweeping historical tale based on the life and times of the daughter of a New York merchant finds the orphaned Belle suffering at the hands of a rival cousin before working as a prostitute and transforming herself repeatedly to win the love and life she desires.