Book takes place at Biltmore
ASHEVILLE – Grateful Steps Publishing House announces the arrival of the new children’s book, “My Days with Nell” by Western North Carolina writer Victoria S. Blake.
A story about Cornelia Vanderbilt and her best friend, “Nell” is set at and around the Biltmore Estate in the early 1900s. Illustrations by Virginia Palmer bring to life the main character, Lilly Staton.
Lilly and her parents travel to Asheville to receive treatment for Lilly, who has tuberculosis. Cornelia, the only child of George and Edith Vanderbilt, befriends the girl. The two friends are soon joined by Ellen Jorith, an African-American child.
Biltmore Estate has given permission for its trademark front view of the Biltmore House to appear on just the first 500 books printed.
To learn more, including where the book is sold, call Grateful Steps at 277-0998.
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