Miami Author:Evelyn Wilde Mayerson Spanning a hundred years from the post-Civil War era to Hurricane Andrew, this riveting novel traces the passions and loves of the men and women who made Miami, Florida, the garden spot of their dreams: the pioneering homesteader Eulalie, who learned the hard lessons of frontier life -- and even harder lessons of an illicit love affair; th... more »e young black fugitive Caroline, who found safety here; and immigrant Zalman Levy, who made the fortune that guaranteed Jews safe passage to America during World War II.
Through the years, in a tempest of time and change, Miami became a magnet for the ambitions and desires of many people. But it was Eulalie's glamorous and liberated great-granddaughter, Starlight, and her dynamic Hispanic lover who, during the nightmare of Hurricane Andrew, brought Miami's spirit and passion full circle -- in a novel of spellbinding excitement that is at once intimate and spectacular.« less