Frenchman's Creek
$41.44
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2012
Summary
The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will relieve the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for a life of honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger.
Dona flees London for remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds there the passion her spirit craves - in the love of a daring pirate hunted across Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844088782 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844088782 |
| Author: | Daphne du Maurier |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 185mm x 24mm |
| Series: | VMC |
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Daphne du Maurier has no equal– Sunday Telegraph
She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality * Guardian *
Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile * New York Times *
A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love … a tale of emotional and sexual awakening, of loss and risk … sophisticated in its exploration of the human heart
One of the last century’s most original literary talents * Daily Telegraph *
A storyteller of cunning and genius
A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, educated at home and in Paris and lived for much of her life in her beloved Cornwall, the setting for many of her novels. Most of her novels have been bestsellers and many have been made into films. She is considered one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century.
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