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Gwen Bristow
Gwen Bristow (1903–1980), the author of seven bestselling historical novels that bring to life momentous events in American history, such as the siege of Charleston during the Amer...view moreGwen Bristow (1903–1980), the author of seven bestselling historical novels that bring to life momentous events in American history, such as the siege of Charleston during the American Revolution (Celia Garth) and the great California gold rush (Calico Palace), was born in South Carolina, where the Bristow family had settled in the seventeenth century. After graduating from Judson College in Alabama and attending the Columbia School of Journalism, Bristow worked as a reporter for New Orleans’ Times-Picayune from 1925 to 1934. Through her husband, screenwriter Bruce Manning, she developed an interest in longer forms of writing—novels and screenplays.
After Bristow moved to Hollywood, her literary career took off with the publication of Deep Summer, the first novel in a trilogy of Louisiana-set historical novels, which also includes The Handsome Road and This Side of Glory. Bristow continued to write about the American South and explored the settling of the American West in her bestselling novels Jubilee Trail, which was made into a film in 1954, and in her only work of nonfiction, Golden Dreams. Her novel Tomorrow Is Forever also became a film, starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, and Natalie Wood, in 1946.view less
Books by Gwen Bristow
Jubilee Trail: A Novel Deep Summer Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jubilee Trail: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Celia Garth: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Calico Palace: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Plantation Trilogy: Deep Summer, The Handsome Road, and This Side of Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Handsome Road Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tomorrow Is Forever: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Side of Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mardi Gras Murder: A Golden Age Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Gutenberg Murders: A Golden Age Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Gwen Bristow
Jubilee Trail Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Calico Palace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Celia Garth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deep Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Handsome Road Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Side of Glory Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTomorrow is Forever Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5