The Drop of the Dice

Autori

• Phillipa Carr

Parametri

• 352 pagine
• 13 ore di lettura

• Gialli
• Gialli / Thriller
• Letteratura romantica
• Narrativa
• Prosa storica

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A young woman tries to move beyond her shadowed legacy, but finds her heart divided and her loyalty challenged Clarissa Field never knew her mother, but hears whispers that she was a notorious "femme fatale." Unknowingly, the girl follows her mother's passionate path and loses her heart to Jacobite rebel Dickon Frenshaw. But 1715 England is a dangerous place to be a young woman in love. Dickon is caught and exiled to Virginia, and Clarissa is married off to rakish soldier Lance Clavering. Caught between two men, Clarissa must navigate a hotbed of scandal, treachery, and betrayal. As civil strife threatens to ignite revolution, Clarissa is accused of being a spy. She faces a terrible choice, and must transform her life to prepare her daughter, Zipporah, for her legacy.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1981

(In brossura)