Vera (Edgarian novel) explained

Vera by Carol Edgarian
Author:	Carol Edgarian
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Novel
Publisher:	Scribner
Media Type:	Print (hardback)
Pages:	336 pages
Isbn:	1501157523
Pub Date:	March 2, 2021

Vera is the third novel by writer, editor, and publisher Carol Edgarian.

Plot Summary

Set in San Francisco in 1906, Vera tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl, the daughter of the town’s leading madam, coming of age in the aftermath of the city’s devastating earthquake and fire and centers on themes of displacement, societal upheaval, and reinvention with a cinematic cast of well known as well as fictional characters.

Critical Reception

Edgarian’s third novel Vera (2021) was an O Magazine Most Anticipated Read,^[1] an Indiebound Pick of the Month,^[2] and was described in a Booklist Starred Review^[3] as “Brilliantly conceived and beautifully realized,” and the Los Angeles Review of Books^[4] wrote about Vera: “If there’s a book that speaks urgently to a time of grief, resilience, wounding loneliness, and collective hope in one of the deadliest pandemics in history, it is Vera — a work to be cherished for what it uncovers in the pages and, possibly, the heart of the reader.”

Further reading

• Web site: Beattie . Ann . March 2, 2021. Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations . December 12, 2023 . . en-US . March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020912/https://lithub.com/carol-edgarian-and-ann-beattie-talk-complex-characters-and-literary-inspirations/ . live .
• Web site: Schumer . Lizz . March 30, 2021. History Buffs, We've Got 25 Historical Fiction Books You'll Love . December 12, 2023 . . en-US . November 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129062828/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g35904358/best-historical-fiction-books/ . live .
• Web site: Owens . Zibby . March 4, 2021 . 25 must-read books for March . December 12, 2023 . . en . March 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326095955/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/25-read-books-march-76189898 . live .
• Web site: Fish . Peter . March 3, 2021 . With ‘Vera,’ Carol Edgarian transports readers to a darker age of San Francisco . December 12, 2023 . . en-US . March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020757/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/with-vera-carol-edgarian-transports-readers-to-a-darker-age-of-san-francisco . live .
• Web site: Lashbrook . Angela . February 25, 2021 . Finding Hope In The Pages Of A Book . December 12, 2023 . . en . March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020757/https://angelalashbrook.medium.com/finding-hope-in-the-pages-of-a-book-52c90e45216a . live .
• Web site: Partington . Heather Scott . March 8, 2021 . The Day the Earth Stood Still . December 12, 2023 . Alta Online . en-US . March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020751/https://www.altaonline.com/books/fiction/a35732701/review-vera-carol-edgarian/ . live .
• Web site: Beaton . Kirby . December 16, 2020 . 19 Forthcoming Historical Fiction Books That Will Start 2021 Off Right . December 12, 2023 . . en . May 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511170626/https://www.buzzfeed.com/kirbybeaton/historical-fiction-most-anticipated-winter-2021 . live.
• Web site: Cohen . Adam . March 1, 2021 . 5 HOT BOOKS: Viet Thanh Nguyen's Acclaimed New Novel, American Eugenics, and More . December 12, 2023 . The National Book Review . en-US . March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020758/https://www.thenationalbookreview.com/features/2021/3/1/m46okt4w0an6ah2c9i8lpr12rbbd03 . live .
• Web site: Tatrallyay . Geza . March 2, 2021. a book review by Geza Tatrallyay: Vera: A Novel . December 12, 2023 . New York Journal of Books . March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310022316/https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/vera-novel . live .
• Web site: August 11, 2021 . Readers' Choice: Your 6 Favorite Historical Novels and What to Read Next . December 12, 2023 . Off the Shelf . en-US . September 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922225603/https://offtheshelf.com/2021/08/readers-choice-favorite-historical-fiction/ . live .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels. April 29, 2021. Oprah Daily. March 10, 2023. March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310022256/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g34897586/best-historical-fiction-novels-2021/. live.
2. Web site: Indiebound Pick of the Month . 2 February 2021 . 10 March 2023 . 10 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020754/https://www.bookweb.org/news/march-2021-indie-next-list-preview-1625054 . live .
3. Web site: Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2021, by | Booklist Online. www.booklistonline.com. 2023-04-11. 2023-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412180405/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-2021/pid=9757866. live.
4. Web site: Los Angeles Review of Books. June 24, 2021. Los Angeles Review of Books. March 10, 2023. March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310020754/https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-greater-catastrophe-in-carol-edgarians-vera/. live.