Gilded Mountain A Novel

Gilded Mountain: A Novel is an epic historical novel set in the small marble-mining town of Moonstone, Colorado, in the early 1900s. The story follows Sylvie Pelletier, a young woman who leaves her family's snowbound cabin to work in the manor house for the Padgetts, the owners of the marble-mining company that employs her father and dominates the town. Initially awed by the luxury and fascinated by her employer, the 'Countess' Inge, and the heir Jasper, Sylvie soon realizes the Padgetts' philosophical talk is at odds with the unfair labor practices that have enriched them. As the town roils with discontent, stirred by a union organizer and labor leader Mary Harris 'Mother' Jones, Sylvie takes an apprenticeship at the local newspaper, navigating the vastly different worlds and struggling with conflicting loyalties. Drawn from true stories of Colorado history, the novel culminates when a harsh winter brings tragedy, forcing Sylvie to choose between silence and exposing the corruption.

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