From the author of The Other Einstein comes the mesmerising story of love, power, and the woman who inspired an American dynasty.
Marie Benedictis a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms and for Fortune 500 companies. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College with a focus in history and art history and a cum laude graduate of the Boston University School of Law. Marie, the author of The Other Einstein, Carnegie's Maid, The Only Woman in the Room, and Lady Clementine, views herself as an archaeologist of sorts, telling the untold stories of women. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.
"Feels like Downton Abbey in the United States...Benedict
demonstrates the relevance of history to the present day in this
impeccably researched novel of the early immigrant experience.
Deeply human, and brimming with complex, vulnerable characters,
CARNEGIE'S MAID shows the power of ambition tempered by altruism,
and the true realization of the American Dream." -- Erika Robuck,
national bestselling author of Hemingway's Girl
"I loved everything about this book... A little drama, a little
romance, and a well-told story... Highly recommended." -- Sherry
Fritzsche, Bank Square Books (Mystic, CT)
"In CARNEGIE'S MAID, Marie Benedict skillfully introduces us to
Clara, a young woman who immigrates to American in the 1860s and
unexpectedly becomes the maid to Andrew Carnegie's mother. Clara
becomes close to Andrew Carnegie and helps to make him America's
first philanthropist. Downton Abbey fans should flock to this
charming tale of fateful turns and unexpected romance, and the
often unsung role of women in history." -- Pam Jenoff, New York
Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale
"Marie Benedict has penned a sensational novel that turns the
conventional Cinderella story into an all-American triumph. Young
Clara Kelley steps off the boat from Ireland into Andrew Carnegie's
affluent world, where invention can transform men and women into
whatever they dare to dream." -- Sarah McCoy, New York Times and
international bestselling author of The Mapmaker's Children and The
Baker's Daughter
"...engaging. The chaste romance will draw readers of inspirational
fiction, while the novel is constructed to appeal to those seeking
a tale with an upstairs-downstairs dynamic and all-but-invisible
female characters who are either the impetus for or the actual
originators of great men's great ideas. For Fans of Liz Trenow,
Erika Robuck, and Nancy Horan. " -- Booklist
"[an] excellent historical novel." -- Publishers Weekly
"A special addition to the Downton Abbey canon...an absorbing
exploration of the influence one plucky young woman might have had
on this pioneering philanthropist. " -- Toronto Star
"Fascinating story..." -- Bustle
"With its well-drawn characters, good pacing, and excellent sense
of time and place, this volume should charm lovers of historicals,
romance, and the Civil War period. Neither saccharine nor overly
dramatized, it's a very satisfying read. " -- Library Journal
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