Of Noble Character: Second Edition: Swayze, Carolyne: 9798639640773: Amazon.com: Books
Set primarily in San Francisco, the story focuses on the multi-generational Adler family, spanning close to 150 years. At the outset, patriarch Penuel Adler flees 1914 Vienna with his family and heads to America, escaping a shift in the social climate caused by an influx of over 100,000 Eastern European refugees fleeing Russia. Penuel will soon discover that life in America will bring profound changes. While the saga recounts the story of the Adlers, it focuses primarily on Penuel’s grandson, John (Jay) Adler. Orphaned at age seven, Jay was raised by relatives in New York. Upon graduating from Harvard, he goes to work for Rupeover Manufacturing, and after buying out his employer, he moves the headquarters to 1970s San Francisco, where, with the aid of his trusted friend, Gordon Daly, he becomes a self-made billionaire with a seemingly Midas touch 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 something must be done to reshape the Adlers’ legacy. As the main characters struggle to defy fate itself and reclaim their destiny, they learn that even in the face of heartbreaking betrayal, they must never underestimate the power of love. This is the Second Edition of the original 2012 version, with a 20,000-word storyline added.
Published 2020