Castles in the air : a Durant family saga - a novel

In this sequel to Imaginary Brightness, Doc Durant has died and William and Ella are finally free of his domineering control to pursue their ambitions. William is now head of the family. Without his father & rsquo;s ruthlessness and business savvy, he resorts to creative but dubious financial scheming to save what remains of the family fortune and fulfill his visions of grandeur for the Adirondack wilderness as a playground for the rich. Ella takes off for London to chase her own dream & mdash;to return to high society life, become a successful author, and mingle with literary giants. But she struggles to cope as William tightens the purse strings and restricts her freedom, while her feelings for a gallant and enigmatic French aristocrat turn into obsession. William and Ella head towards an increasingly inevitable collision as they wrangle over their father's legacy "In this sequel to Imaginary Brightness, William and Ella Durant head towards an increasingly inevitable collision as they wrangle over the legacy left behind by their father. When their father dies, William and Ella are finally free of his domineering control to pursue their ambitions. William is now head of the family. Without his father's ruthlessness and business savvy, he resorts to creative but dubious financial scheming to save what remains of the family fortune and fulfill his visions of grandeur for the Adirondack wilderness as a playground for the rich. Ella takes off for London to chase her own dream--to return to high society life, become a successful author, and mingle with literary giants. But she struggles to cope as William tightens the purse strings and restricts her freedom, while her feelings for a gallant and enigmatic French aristocrat turn into obsession."--Back cover In Castles in the air, aithor Sheila Myers crafts a tale of greed, ambition an drive, for freedom as she continues the fictional account of the Durant family begun in imaginary Brightness