Description
In this romantic novel, Véronique is drawn into a web of feeling, duty, and social expectation, where love is never simply a private matter but a force shaped—and tested—by the world around it. Florence Marryat builds a story that moves beyond conventional expectations, using shifting relationships and moral pressure to challenge the “usual” path of romance. With wit and emotional clarity, the book explores themes of agency, class, and the cost of appearances, asking what it truly means to choose one’s own life. A compelling work of 19th-century fiction, it showcases Marryat’s talent for subverting genre conventions while keeping the stakes deeply human.
Available Editions
paperback
Adamant Media Corporation
Published May 17, 2001
312 pages
ISBN: 9781402172328
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First Published
1869
Language
eng
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