Vera is the third novel by writer, editor, and publisher Carol Edgarian.

Vera by Carol Edgarian
First edition cover
AuthorCarol Edgarian
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherScribner
Publication date
March 2, 2021
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages336 pages
ISBN1501157523

Plot Summary

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Set in San Francisco in 1906, Vera tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl, the daughter of the town’s leading madam, coming of age in the aftermath of the city’s devastating earthquake and fire and centers on themes of displacement, societal upheaval, and reinvention with a cinematic cast of well known as well as fictional characters.

Critical Reception

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Edgarian’s third novel Vera (2021) was an O Magazine Most Anticipated Read,[1] an Indiebound Pick of the Month,[2] and was described in a Booklist Starred Review[3] as “Brilliantly conceived and beautifully realized,” and the Los Angeles Review of Books[4] wrote about Vera: “If there’s a book that speaks urgently to a time of grief, resilience, wounding loneliness, and collective hope in one of the deadliest pandemics in history, it is Vera — a work to be cherished for what it uncovers in the pages and, possibly, the heart of the reader.”

References

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  1. ^ "The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels". Oprah Daily. April 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Indiebound Pick of the Month". 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2021, by | Booklist Online". Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-11 – via www.booklistonline.com.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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