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Description edit
The dark, devastating stranger rode into the village fair and wagered twenty pounds at the throwing booth — for a chance to win the daisies in Viola Thornhill’s hair. The Gypsy fortune teller had warned: “Beware of a tall, dark, handsome stranger. He can destroy you — if you do not first... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lord Ferdinand Dudley: Younger brother of the Duke of Tresham. Tended to be quite reckless with his life and wins Pinewood Manor in a card game against a drunk Earl of Bamber. When he arrives at Pinewood, he finds it occupied
- Jocelyn Dudley, Duke of Tresham: Older brother of Ferdinand
- Viola Thornhill: Resident of Pinewood manor for two years after the Earl of Bamber bequeaths it to her in his will. Estranged from her mother but keeps in close contact with her half-sister.
- Earl of Bamber Senior: Add a description of this character.
- Lilian Talbot
- Daniel Kirby: Debtor; makes up false bills and presents them to Viola
- Lady Angeline Heyward: Sister of Tresham and Ferdinand. Cannot stop talking
- Hannah: Viola's maid
- Maria: Viola's half-sister
- Lady Jane Dudley, Duchess of Tresham: Tresham's wife. Mother to Nicholas and Christopher
- Mrs. Claypole: Mother of Mr. Claypole who thinks himself Viola's suitor
- Claire: Viola's half-sister
- Mr. Paxton: Steward of Pinewood manor. Fiercely loyal to Viola
- Mr. Jarvey: Butler at Pinewood manor
- Mrs. Prewitt
- Clarence Wilding: Viola's dead step-father. Accumulated many debts
- Wesley
- Mrs. Walsh
- Brookes
- Hardinge
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
The picturesque village of Trellick, nestled in a river valley in Somersetshire, was usually a quiet little backwater.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in Dudley. (standard series)
Preceded by More Than a Mistress, and followed by The Secret Mistress.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Balogh (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte
Country: United States
Publication Date: August 2001
ISBN: 0385335296
Page Count: 358
Publisher: Delacorte
Country: United States
Publication Date: August 2001
ISBN: 0385335296
Page Count: 358
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Balogh, Mary
- Books › Romance › Historical
- Books › Romance › Regency
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