Legacy Of Love - Softcover

Harvey, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 055213872X ISBN 13: 9780552138727

Publisher: Corgi Books, 1998

Synopsis

Charlotte was the first - wildly beautiful, wildly frustrated - who married her soldier husband solely to escape from the claustrophobic respectability of Victorian life in Richmond. When she reached the British lines in Kabul she was bewitched by the exotic world of Afghanistan and by Alexander Bewick, the scandalous adventurer who aroused an instant response in Charlotte's rebellious heart. As the city of Kabul was turned into a hell of bloodshed, Charlotte was forced to choose between her devoted husband and reckless lover. Alexandra lived in the shadow of her legendary grandmother Charlotte. Reared in a gloomy Scottish castle by a mother who resented her, she finally had to reach out and try to create a life of her own. Cara had inherited the wildness and selfishness of her great-grandmother Charlotte. Smouldering with resentment because she had to help care for her crippled mother while her friends were all joining up at the outbreak of WWII, she finally found, as the tragedies of war began to erode her life, that she also had the courage of Charlotte, a courage that was eventually to bring her happiness.

About this title

About the Author

Caroline Harvey is the pseudonym of Joanna Trollope, the highly acclaimed author of bestselling contemporary novels. The Choir, A Village Affair, A Passionate Man, The Rector's Wife, The Men and the Girls, A Spanish Lover, The Best of Friends, Next of Kin, Other People's Children, Marrying the Mistress, Girl from the South and Second Honeymoon are all published by Black Swan. She has also written a study of women in the British Empire, Britannia's Daughters. As Caroline Harvey she has written several historical novels including A Second Legacy, Parson Harding's Daughter, The Steps of the Sun, Leaves from the Valley, The Brass Dolphin, City of Gems and The Taverners' Place, which are all published by Corgi Books. Joanna Trollope was born in Gloucestershire, where she still lives. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature.

From the Inside Flap

s the first--wildly beautiful, wildly frustrated--who married her soldier husband solely to escape from the claustrophobic respectability of Victorian life in Richmond.  When she reached the British lines in Kabul she was bewitched and fascinated by the exotic world of Afghanistan--and by Alexander Bewick, the scandalous adventurer  who aroused an instant response in Charlotte's rebellious heart.  As the city of Kabul turned into a hell of bloodshed and misery, Charlotte was forced to choose between her devoted husband and her reckless lover.<br><br>Alexandra lived--always--in the shadow of her legendary grandmother, Charlotte.  Reared in a gloomy Scottish castle by a mother who resented her, she finally had to reach out and try to create a life of her own.<br><br>Cara had inherited the wildness, the passion, and also the selfishness of her great-grandmother Charlotte.  Smouldering with resentment because she had to help care for her crippl

Edition details

• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 055213872X
• ISBN 13: 9780552138727
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 544