Noelle (1995) (edit title/settings)

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• Noelle Brown: A distant cousin of Andrew from Galveston, Texas. She is 19, is lovely, has thick auburn hair she keeps in an upswept hairdo, thick-lashed green eyes in an oval face. She was the oldest in a family with four brothers; all were drowned in a flood, and she has terrible memories and nightmares of it. She is the companion to Mrs. Dunn and an unpaid secretary to Andrew.
• Jared Dunn: A New York lawyer who moves his practice to Fort Worth, Texas. He is a tall man of 36, distinguished-looking, with pale blue eyes that often become steely and wavy black hair that is threaded with silver at the temples. He is fatherless, has lived some wild years in his late teens, has been a gunman but then graduated with honors from Harvard. Former Texas Ranger
• Mrs. Dunn: Grandmother to both Jared and Andrew, she lives in Fort Worth in a house built by Jared for her two years ago. She loves both men, and welcomes the presence of Noelle in her home. She is the only one who knows of Jared's past.
• Andrew Paige: Jared's stepbrother, although veteran of the Spanish-American War, he held a desk job and now tries to capitalize on his "experiences". He is swaggering, often wastes money and works only because he was forced to. Handsome, tall, blond and dark-eyed with a curling blond mustache, he fancies himself a ladies' man.
• Ellen Pate: Family housekeeper who did the cooking and washing. She loves Jared and sees through Andrew.
• Jennifer Beale: A debutante Andrew asked to a dance. She lives with her father outside of town in a Victorian home more elegant than Andrew's home is. She's beautiful, wealthy and cultured with blond hair and blue eyes.
• Terrence Beale: Jennifer's father, a self-made man who is now wealthy. He is a 55-year-old widower and very protective of his daughter; doesn't like Andrew. He has a lean body but his dark face is scarred; he was a former Marshall in El Paso.
• Brian Clark: A black man of middle-age who worked for Terrence Beale. He had short curly hair and a twisted hand. He had been a Cavalry officer and was good with horses; Beale intended to promote him to foreman when the right time came.
• Amanda Doyle: A beautiful woman in her mid-20s who accompanied Jared to a dance.
• Detective Sims: A skinny man with a reputation for being rough with Mexicans and black people; he fancied himself a gunman.
• Mrs. Hardy: A woman who lived in Mrs. Dunn's neighborhood who watched for a chance to spread gossip whenever she could.
• John Garmon: From Mississippi, he worked for Terrence Beale and had a hatred for Negroes. He was a big, muscular man - over six feet - and a compulsive gambler.

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• “.... how hard are the lessons we learn in youth. And all our indiscretions follow us into old age.”

  Mrs. Dunn to her grandson, Jared

• “It seems incongruous to attack social evils such as slums and overcrowding and at the same time attack the immigrants who must suffer them.”

  Jared to his grandmother, Mrs. Dunn

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• Office of Brooks and Dunn, New York: A partnership of lawyers, it was elegant with wood floors, roll top desks and swivel chairs. There were long, marrow windows with sheer curtains.
• The Dunn home in Fort Worth, Texas: A sprawling Victorian on a main street with a flower-bordered path leading to the porch. On the porch there were a swing and settee, with rocking chairs that held eyelet-ruffled cushions. There was gingerbread work on the eaves, a screen door, a brass knocker shaped like a lion's head. Inside, all the latest conveniences were available; it was well-kept and had a large bathroom with sound plumbing.

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• Civic Betterment Project: self-descriptive
• Women's Benevolent Society: Add a description of this organization.
• Temperance Union: An organization that helped families needing aid due to alcohol problems
• Ladies' Sewing Circle: Usually a social gathering of women who did needlework together.

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1. Diana Palmer (Author)

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• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( P ) › Palmer, Diana
• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction