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Carnegie's Maid

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Pittsburgh, 1863. After weeks of harrowing travel, an endless stream of Irish immigrants disembarks on American shores. Among them is young Clara Kelly, who has come to the New World with the sole purpose of saving her family from hunger and poverty. By tragic accident, the girl is mistaken for another Clara Kelly—presumably one who died en route—and assigned to serve the domineering Margaret Carnegie, mother of the future industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie. Clara could not have dreamed of more. By day, compensating for her inexperience with a quick mind, she tries to please her mistress's every whim, and by night, she secretly studies the manual for personal maids in the mansion's luxurious library, where the elder Mr. Carnegie often frequents. Trying to keep her origins a secret, Clara unexpectedly becomes close to him. A dangerous connection develops between a farmer's daughter and the man destined to change an entire industry and embody the American dream, one that could cost Clara not only her job but also the well-being of her family.

Marie Benedict, author of numerous bestsellers translated into three dozen languages, has painted a portrait of the woman whose bold ideas and kind heart could have transformed the "steel king" Andrew Carnegie into a great philanthropist.
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