The Franklin Roosevelts, for example, used the Solarium as a playroom and nursery for their grandchildren when they visited the White House. Coolidge wrote, “It was understood that when there I was not to be disturbed, unless for some urgent reason.” She furnished the “greenhouse” type sunroom with “a cot bed, a writing table, some porch furniture, a phonograph and a portable radio,” which provided “comfort and entertainment.” 5Įarly in its history, the Solarium became identified with children, often the grandchildren of the presidents. 4įrom the beginning, the Solarium was the private domain of the first family. Later he would tell another president, Bill Clinton, that the Solarium was his favorite room in the White House. 3 Ironically, health would be an issue seventy years later when President Ronald Reagan found the Solarium a therapeutic place in which to recover from an assassin’s bullet. People in the 1920s believed that sunlight and fresh air were vital to good mental and physical health, so sunrooms had become a popular feature in private homes. She called it her “Sky Parlor”-an old Virginia term for a sunny attic room. "A solid mystical adventure that will interest readers from start to finish with its likable protagonists and constant twists and turns.Originally a square room atop the South Portico, the Solarium was the brainchild of First Lady Grace Coolidge.
The Garden at the Roof of the World is a stunning debut fantasy epic in a rigorously historical 13th century setting, with vivid characters and a thrilling, romantic story that spans cultures and continents. To succeed, Gwenaella must find a balance between faith, friendship, and love and discover the true meaning of sacrifice. Joined by a few trusted followers called by the unicorns' magic, she will face many dangers on her epic journey.
She must commit to a perilous journey through Europe, the Middle East, and India, to the high mountains of Tibet, to seek the hidden Garden at the Roof of the World and pluck a fruit that would restore the father of all unicorns to health. But the remedy comes with an exorbitant price. A SACRED QUEST OF HEALING, MAGIC, AND LOVE To save her brother's life Gwenaella risks her own in a magical forest to seek a unicorn's healing magic.
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