The release date for the English version of 'The Life She Wanted' by
Anita Abriel is Jul 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The author of The Light After the War, an international best-selling book, takes readers on a grand historical tale set in 1920s New York, a period when fortunes are formed and women's hopes are tested.
Hyde Park, New York, 1926. Though she was raised in a poor household and became friends with affluent people, Pandora Carmichael, an aspiring clothing designer, was never quite at home amid affluence. That hasn't prevented her from dreaming, however, of a romance in an exclusive environment that would also provide her with the prestige and capital to launch her own company. Pandora meets a charming Princeton student, and things start to work well for her.
Pandora gains a loyal spouse, cozy love, and the notoriety and wealth necessary to launch a shop via marriage. It’s a fantasy realized, until scandal and tragedy upend Pandora’s life and she flees Hyde Park with a heart-wrenching secret. With the Depression approaching, Pandora has to reconsider all of her desires.
Pandora's Escape is a voyage of self-discovery, adventure, true love, and ambition that takes place in lavish Gilded Age mansions in New York, the sordid underbelly of Greenwich Village, and the breathtaking ocean views of the French Riviera. Pandora is counting on herself to realize the new aspirations she has for herself.