Gloria

"Gloria" by George Frederic Turner is a tale spun from the threads of lost love and political unrest in the early 1900s. A young American, George Trafford, heartbroken and adrift, finds himself swept from the bustling Christmas Eve streets of New York into the brewing storm engulfing the small country of Grimland. From contemplating ending his life as Bob Saunders watches on, to participating in skating competitions, his journey becomes entwined with the exiled Princess Gloria von Schattenberg and a mysterious priest. Struggling with his feelings for the captivating Angela Knox, he unwittingly steps into a world of hidden agendas and revolution, where his own search for meaning is amplified by the turbulent backdrop of a nation on the brink.