Friday, January 8, 2010

Has anyone read city of light by Lauren Belfer or have suggestion for study guide?

i read it 3 months ago but didn't understand it and i dont really remember it either. I have a test tomorrow and I need somewhat of detailed summary or study guide Someone help!!! also sparknotes.com, cliftnotes.com, and bookrags.com do not have this book.Has anyone read city of light by Lauren Belfer or have suggestion for study guide?
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City of Light is the story of one of the largest cities in turn-of-the-century America, host of the Pan-American Exhibition and center of the emerging hydroelectric power industry: Buffalo, New York, the ';city of light,'; a fountain of wealth and sophistication admired the world round.





City of Light is also the story of a woman whose safe existence within Buffalo's prosperous ruling class is suddenly threatened by scandal. She has led a rare life for a single woman in her time, as headmistress and hostess for Buffalo's most affluent families. But she has secrets whose revelation would destroy all she has worked for.





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It is 1901 and Buffalo, New York, stands at the center of the nation's attention as a place of immense wealth and sophistication. The massive hydroelectric power development at nearby Niagara Falls and the grand Pan-American Exposition promise to bring the Great Lakes ';city of light'; even more repute.





Against this rich historical backdrop lives Louisa Barrett, the attractive, articulate headmistress of the Macaulay School for Girls. Protected by its powerful all-male board, ';Miss Barrett'; is treated as an equal by the men who control the life of the city. Lulled by her unique relationship with these titans of business, Louisa feels secure in her position, until a mysterious death at the power plant triggers a sequence of events that forces her to return to a past she has struggled to conceal, and to question everything and everyone she holds dear.





Both observer and participant, Louisa Barrett guides us through the culture and conflicts of a time and place where immigrant factory workers and nature conservationists protest violently against industrialists, where presidents broker politics, where wealthy ';Negroes'; fight for recognition and equality, and where women struggle to thrive in a system that allows them little freedom.





I looked every where there are no study guides or chapter summaries (only paid for essays %26amp; reports) %26amp; free book reviews......

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