Set primarily in San Francisco, the story focuses on the multigenerational Adler family, spanning years 1914-2060.
At the outset, in 1914, patriarch Penuel Adler, his wife, Zia, along with his sons Aaron and Rueben and Penuel's nephew, Stanley leave Vienna escaping a change in the social climate caused by an influx of over one hundred thousand Jewish refugees fleeing Russia. Penuel will soon discover that life in American will bring profound changes to the family's lifestyle, beginning with their arrival at Ellis Island.
While the saga recounts the story of the Adlers, it focuses primarily on Penuel's grandson, John Adler. Orphaned, at age seven, Jay, is raised by relatives in New York. Upon graduation from Harvard, he goes to work for Rupeover Manufacturing and upon buying out his employer, he moves its headquarters to a 1970s San Francisco, where with the aid of his trusted friend, Gordon, he becomes a self made billionaire with a seemingly Midas flair for business. His personal life, however, belies that notion.
Twenty years married, to the beautiful Sydney, socialite extraordinaire, has failed to produce an Adler heir, and fearing that she is losing her husband, Syd takes matters into her own hands, entering into an extraordinary agreement with her young and beautiful, personal assistant; Hadara. Pushed to the brink of despair, and faced with losing all that she values, Syd rebounds with a most unexpected twist.
As fierce opponents, the main characters struggle against the forces of fate and destiny, but in the end, learn never to underestimate the power of love.
Of Noble Character is the compelling, debut, romance novel, by Carolyne Swayze.
Set primarily in San Francisco, the story focuses on the multigenerational Adler family, spanning years 1914-2060.
At the outset, in 1914, patriarch Penuel Adler, his wife, Zia, along with his sons Aaron and Rueben and Penuel's nephew, Stanley leave Vienna escaping a change in the social climate caused by an influx of over one hundred thousand Jewish refugees fleeing Russia. Penuel will soon discover that life in American will bring profound changes to the family's lifestyle, beginning with their arrival at Ellis Island.
While the saga recounts the story of the Adlers, it focuses primarily on Penuel's grandson, John Adler. Orphaned, at age seven, Jay, is raised by relatives in New York. Upon graduation from Harvard, he goes to work for Rupeover Manufacturing and upon buying out his employer, he moves its headquarters to a 1970s San Francisco, where with the aid of his trusted friend, Gordon, he becomes a self made billionaire with a seemingly Midas flair for business. His personal life, however, belies that notion.
Twenty years married, to the beautiful Sydney, socialite extraordinaire, has failed to produce an Adler heir, and fearing that she is losing her husband, Syd takes matters into her own hands, entering into an extraordinary agreement with her young and beautiful, personal assistant; Hadara. Pushed to the brink of despair, and faced with losing all that she values, Syd rebounds with a most unexpected twist.
As fierce opponents, the main characters struggle against the forces of fate and destiny, but in the end, learn never to underestimate the power of love.
Of Noble Character is the compelling, debut, romance novel, by Carolyne Swayze.