All Bets Off
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883523710 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Realistic Fiction A. Moore Of course this isn't lesbian romance. It's Spinsters Ink which is an imprint that releases more serious stories. I went in expecting history of San Francisco at the time of the great quake and was not disappointed. Clevenger explores the social obligations of class and society and engaged me in her characters. It is fascinating to imagine what the aftermath of the quake would have been like, and I enjoyed the lens she chose with her characters.. "Well-intentioned but oddly bland" according to N. Kline. Set during the big quake of 1909; a family story with a thread devoted to Bette's growing feelings for wealthy Sarah. Not enough time is given over to developing these characters or their story to have this stand as a romance in its own right. Historically, the voices--especially towards the end--feel off, too modern. There's an explicit-verging-on-erotic nude bathing scene with the boyfriend Bette doesn't want to marry that's just not credible (especially from a lovesick teenaged boy)--but only a bit of . wildlx said A disappointment. "All Bets Off" is an historical novel having as background the earthquake that destroyed San Francisco on the 18th of April 1906.Bette, named by her father after a lost bet that she was going to be a boy, is the older daughter of a working class family living in San Francisco at the beginning of the "A disappointment" according to wildlx. "All Bets Off" is an historical novel having as background the earthquake that destroyed San Francisco on the 18th of April 1906.Bette, named by her father after a lost bet that she was going to be a boy, is the older daughter of a working class family living in San Francisco at the beginning of the 20th century. Bette has just turned seventeen and is doing a man's job with a wagon team helping her father in his delivery business. On her birthday while going out with her best friend and expected future hu. 0th century. Bette has just turned seventeen and is doing a man's job with a wagon team helping her father in his delivery business. On her birthday while going out with her best friend and expected future hu
Bette Lawrence is about to find out how hard life can be for someone of low society standing in the 1900's. Helping take care of her family is expected and Bette steps right into the challenge.