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Description edit
The heroines of Lauren Willig's bestselling Pink Carnation series have engaged in espionage all over nineteenth-century Europe. In the sixth stand-alone volume, our fair English heroine travels to India, where she finds freedom-and risk-more exciting than she ever imagined. Everyone warned... read more
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Characters edit
- Eloise Kelly: A modern graduate student writing a dissertation on spies of the French Revolution, dating Colin Selwick
- Colin Selwick: Nephew of Arabella Selwick-Alderle, dating Eloise Kelly
- Penelope Deveraux: Marries Lord Frederick, and becomes Lady Staines
- Lord Frederick Staines: What a bastard, this man!
- Captain Alex Reid: Add a description of this character.
- Lord Wellesley
- James Kirkpatrick: Governor General
- Begum Johnson
- Colonel William Reid: Alex Reid's father
- Fiske
- Lady Frederick
- Freddy
- Jack
- Captain Reid
- Mrs. Selwick-alderly
- Henrietta
- George
- Nick
- Pammy
- Tajalli
- Martin
- Mir Alam
- Guignon
- Daniel Cleave
- James Bond
- Mr. Pinchingdale
- Raymond
- Marigold
- Jeremy
- Mama Champa
- Scindia
- Mah Laqa Bai
- Marmaduke
- Holcar
- Henry Russell
- Lady Clive
- Bonaparte
First Sentence edit
There were times when Lady Frederick Staines, nee Miss Penelope Deveraux, deeply regretted her lack of a portable rack and thumbscrews.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 9 in Pink Carnation. (standard series)
Preceded by The Temptation of the Night Jasmine.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lauren Willig (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-525-95150-6
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Dutton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-525-95150-6
Page Count: 416
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3623.I575 B47 2010
- Dewey: 813.6
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Laura Willig: Author's website
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