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Carnegie's Maid (2018)

par Marie Benedict

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.
Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home.
If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie requires skills he doesn't have, answering to an icy mistress who rules her sons and her domain with an iron fist. What Clara does have is a resolve as strong as the steel Pittsburgh is becoming famous for, coupled with an uncanny understanding of business, and Andrew begins to rely on her. But Clara can't let her guard down, not even when Andrew becomes something more than an employer. Revealing her past might ruin her future â?? and her family's.
With captivating insight and heart, Carnegie's Maid tells the story of one brilliant woman who may have spurred Andrew Carnegie's transformation from ruthless industrialist into the world's first true philanthropi
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This is a very interesting historical novel centering around the Carnegie family who immigrated from Scotland and through hard work and shrewd business practices, built an empire in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. The story of the maid who immigrated from Ireland as a last hope her family’s survival and ends up as Mrs. Carnegie’s maid, is fictional, yet based on similar events I. The 1860’s. Clara comes from a poor farming background and her is educated by her father. She’s an exemplary protagonist; honest, hardworking, intelligent, adaptable and dedicated to helping her family above her own happiness.

I really enjoyed the book and the story. ( )
  LuLibro | Jan 22, 2024 |
Interesting creative historical fiction ( )
  hellokirsti | Jan 3, 2024 |
I absolutely loved this book. This a fictional story, but the author does a great job of describing the American immigrant experience in the 1860s. Clara Kelly arrives in America from Ireland with very little money. Through a streak of luck, she ends up working as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in Pittsburgh, the Carnegies. Through Clara's experiences we learn about the class struggles of the time - everything from the lowliest poor immigrant families to the wealthiest industrialist snobs. Add in a little love and deceit, and you have the perfect tale that is impossible to put down. ( )
  galoma | Dec 11, 2023 |
Great story. Just enough fiction and history. Could not wait to see what happened next with Clara. ( )
  cfulton20 | Nov 13, 2023 |
This has been on my tbr pile for what seems like forever and now I wish I had got around to a lot earlier! This is a really good unique look at a historical figure with a brilliant protagonist in Clara.
A must read for fans of historical fiction. ( )
  DebTat2 | Oct 13, 2023 |
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.
Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home.
If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie requires skills he doesn't have, answering to an icy mistress who rules her sons and her domain with an iron fist. What Clara does have is a resolve as strong as the steel Pittsburgh is becoming famous for, coupled with an uncanny understanding of business, and Andrew begins to rely on her. But Clara can't let her guard down, not even when Andrew becomes something more than an employer. Revealing her past might ruin her future â?? and her family's.
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