Simply Magic (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Susanna Osbourne: former charity pupil and current teacher at Miss Martin's School For Girls; dazzlingly beautiful.
• Peter Edgeworth: enormously wealthy and handsome Viscount of Whitleaf.
• Frances Marshall: Countess of Edgecombe and former teacher at Miss Martin's School For Girls.
• Claudia Martin: once a governess to the former Lady Freyja Bedwyn; now head of the Miss Martin's School For Girls.
• Lucius Marshall: Earl of Edgecombe.
• William Osbourne: Susanna's deceased father who died when she was 12 years old; formerly Sir Charles Markham's secretary.
• Mr. Dannen: short, slightly balding, non-stop talker; considered a prize bore.
• Edith Morley: Sir Charles Markham's daughter.
• John Raycroft: Peter's close friend.
• Mr. Finn: gentleman farmer; Lucius's tenant.
• Lauren Butler: Viscountess Ravensberg; Peter's cousin.
• David Jewell: Anne Jewell's illegitimate child.
• Mr. Huckerby: dancing master at Miss Martin's School For Girls.
• Charles Markham: Add a description of this character.
• Theodore Markham: Sir Charles Markham's son.

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• “You wounded me to the heart--to that chest organ, that mundane pump.”

  Peter Edgeworth

• “You listened to me pay you a lavish and foolish compliment and concluded that I know nothing about the finer human emotions. I on the other hand looked at you, serious and disapproving, and felt--ah, as if I had stepped into a moment that was simply magic.”

  Peter Edgeworth

• “Sometimes I believe that your tongue must be sharp enough to slice through a slab of tough beef.”

  Peter Edgeworth

• “I like friendship. It enables one not to talk.”

  Peter Edgeworth

• “One of the first things I noticed about you was that you are literal-minded--hearts as organs in the chest, for example. My poet's soul still winces over that one.”

  Peter Edgeworth

• “He lived in a society in which titled gentlemen were expected to chose brides from their own select upper circles. And there were sensible reasons for such exclusivity beyond simple snobbery. The wives of titled men had duties to perform for which their upbringing must have prepared them, and they had social obligations in the fulfillment of which they must be adept and comfortable.”

• “Have you noticed how we live much of our lives in the past and most of the rest of it in the future? Have you noticed how often the present moment slips by quite unnoticed?”

  Susanna Osbourne

• “There is nothing worse, is there, than a past that has never been fully dealt with. One can convince oneself that it is all safely in the past and forgotten about, but the very fact that we can tell ourselves that it is forgotten proves that it is not.”

  Claudia Martin

• “I would rather be a complete person than just a woman even if I must be alone as a result.”

  Susanna Osbourne

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• Life is not perfect, Susanna. We can only live the reality of what is. It would not be possible without love. I know it is something of a cliché to say that love makes all things possible, but I believe it does. It is not a magic wand that can be waved over life to make it all sweet and lovely and trouble-free, but it can give the energy to fight the odds and win.”

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• “There is nothing worse, is there,” she said, “than a past that has never been fully dealt with. One can convince oneself that it is all safely in the past and forgotten about, but the very fact that we can tell ourselves that it is forgotten proves that it is not.”

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• “Have you noticed,” she asked him, “how we live much of our lives in the past and most of the rest of it in the future? Have you noticed how often the present moment slips by quite unnoticed?”

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• If there was no pain, there was no real living and therefore no possibility of happiness.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• London
• Mali
• Hareford House
• Somerset
• Barclay Court
• Wales
• Sid Ley Park
• Great Pulteney Street
• Sydney Gardens
• Brighton
• Vienna
• Miss Martin's School For Girls: Bath, England
• Scotland

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Simply Love, and followed by Simply Perfect.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mary Balogh (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 823.914

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Balogh, Mary
• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary