{"product_id":"the-gilded-years-paperback","title":"The Gilded Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Tanabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassing meets The House of Mirth in this \"utterly captivating\" (Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House) historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first black student to attend Vassar, who successfully passed as white--until she let herself grow too attached to the wrong person.Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend the country's most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now, a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she is hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission: Anita is the only African-American student ever to attend Vassar. With her olive complexion and dark hair, this daughter of a janitor and descendant of slaves has successfully passed as white, but now finds herself rooming with Louise \"Lottie\" Taylor, the scion of one of New York's most prominent families. Though Anita has kept herself at a distance from her classmates, Lottie's sphere of influence is inescapable, her energy irresistible, and the two become fast friends. Pulled into her elite world, Anita learns what it's like to be treated as a wealthy, educated white woman--the person everyone believes her to be--and even finds herself in a heady romance with a moneyed Harvard student. It's only when Lottie becomes infatuated with Anita's brother, Frederick, whose skin is almost as light as his sister's, that the situation becomes particularly perilous. And as Anita's college graduation looms, those closest to her will be the ones to dangerously threaten her secret. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Gilded Age, an era when old money traditions collided with modern ideas, Tanabe has written an unputdownable and emotionally compelling story of hope, sacrifice, and betrayal--and a gripping account of how one woman dared to risk everything for the chance at a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Tanabe is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Woman of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Diplomat's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e. A former \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e reporter, her writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She has made frequent appearances as a celebrity and politics expert on \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, and The CBS Early Show. A graduate of Vassar College, Karin lives in Washington, DC. To learn more visit KarinTanabe.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693310152767,"sku":"9781501110450","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b8920c58bf917f95b43fe639e35e2bc3.webp?v=1764998510","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gilded-years-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}