A review by candacesiegle_greedyreader
Gilded Mountain: A Novel by Kate Manning

5.0

"The Gilded Mountain" is a very good historical novel set in the marble mining camps of Colorado in the early 20th century. It's a tough life, the work is brutal with labor issues galore. Sylvie's father is a miner, run out of their home in Vermont because of his labor activities, activities that Sylvie will take up as Colorado moves into a period of ferocious labor strife. She's French Canadian, and her bilingual skills but her in the home of the mineowners for a season, giving her a look at both sides of the fight, but she knows where her heart is. The awesome Mother Jones makes several appearances in the story which crackles with tension and surprising humor. Watching Sylvie grow into a woman of strength and moxie is a delight.