Wings of Destiny: A Novel

by Catherine Lanigan

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This gripping saga invites readers to embark on the greatest adventure of all: self-discovery.

Wings of Destiny is the story of Jefferson Duke, a man completely motivated by his indomitable belief in his ancestor's dream that his destiny is to build the golden city of San Francisco. However, in order to fulfill his ancestral destiny, Jefferson must sacrifice the most precious of life's gifts: his heart.

From the moment he sets foot on the shore of the trading post Yuerba Buena, Jefferson creates and perpetuates the lie that leads to his own inevitable destruction. Here the personal and the historical coincide, as the author deftly interweaves Jefferson's downfall with the infamous San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Jefferson's destruction reveals the evil, greed, lust and family revenge between the House of Duke and the House of Su.

Only Jefferson's granddaughter Barbara, a journalist for The Call, can root out the facts about the city's graft and corruption, as well as the white slavery that still exists on the Barbary Coast. However, in order to expose these evils and eliminate them, Barbara must betray Jefferson and, ultimately, learn the truth about herself and her own secret past.

  • ISBN10 1558746900
  • ISBN13 9781558746909
  • Publish Date 3 December 2005
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 17 October 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Health Communications
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 506
  • Language English