About this title: Two years after the South Sea Bubble of 1719, the English aristocracy still reels from financial loss and there are Jacobite threats against the Hanoverian throne. It is a world of intrigue, unrest, duelling and scandal, and in its midst is the beautiful Barbara Montgeoffrey, Countess Devane.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporatio
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781575661773ISBN:1575661772
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 1575661772 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1996-01-13
ISBN-13:9780394569291ISBN:0394569296
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. DJ is VG. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
"I the main character as she reviewed her life and moved forward in a positive way. The history side of it was interesting as well. I felt the end was rushed a bit compared to the whole novel."
"Definitely not as good as this sequel's predecessor, Through a Glass Darkly. Somehow, I couldn't get enough meat from the story to really chew on, even though it was 734 pages long. It was hard to identify with the characters; I guess I just miss Roger from the first book, and it's hard to like Barbara: She's too beautiful 24/7, and though she is described as honorable and having the courage of a lion, she sleeps around too much, she's self-centered, and her courage is never put to the test."
"I'm not saying this is a bad book, it's not my style. It seemed to go on and on and repeated information. I couldn't stick with it. I flipped through the pages, catching what was going on page after page to see what would happen. There was no way I could read it word for word. I just didn't find it that interesting. The characters were good. I liked the main character Barbara and how well she treated her servants and hated the guys who treated the servants badly."
"Liked this book much more than the first, mostly on account of how much lasciviousness took place in the first book, true to the times, yet too much for me. I love how you get to know the characters. I read it very quickly, eating it up."
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