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By Beth Anne Merriman |
An ugly and lonely child, spurned by her age mates, Amelda decides at an early age that people don't matter, only money and power are important. She concentrates on her studies. We follow her to college, then to England where she joins Genie, her only friend, in the war effort (World War I). When Genie dies Amelda returns to her home town in Texas and eventually marries Henry, the richest and strangest man in town.
After Henry's early death, Amelda assumes legal control of the family interests. Henry's death also allows her to spend more time with Eve, the woman she met and fell in love with on her return to Texas. Like Amelda's music, Eve remains a private joy -- one Amelda does not expose to the cruelty of others. By the end of World War II Amelda has increased her wealth and power and now owns a good part of Texas. She devotes herself to work, paying scrupulous attention to details and operating fairly, but remains cold and remote with others.
It is not until she realizes that life is slipping away from her that she admits to the importance of love. She changes her will, establishing a foundation for the advancement of talented and needy young women who are, as she was, in need of recognition and appreciation.
This is the story of a strong and determined woman who, as a young girl, replaced her need for human acceptance and love with a longing for power. It is through the redemption of a woman's love that she regains her human balance.
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