Description
Product ID: | 9781509800278 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Duchess |
Subtitle: | A sparkling tale of a remarkable woman from the billion copy bestseller |
Authors: | Author: Danielle Steel |
Page Count: | 432 |
Subjects: | Historical romance, Historical romance, Historical fiction, Historical fiction, France, c 1800 to c 1900 |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A captivating story of a woman determined to survive and succeed in nineteenth century England and Paris, from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. <p><b>Orphaned. Betrayed. Determined.</b><br><b><br>England, 1820.</b> Angélique Latham grew up in her magnificent country house, Belgrave Castle with her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her mother. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally deny her very existence and send her out into the world alone.<br><br> At eighteen, Angélique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty and an envelope of money her late father pressed upon her. Unable to secure employment, Angélique desperately makes her way to Paris. To survive, she will need all her resources – and one bold stroke of fortune. <br><br> Angélique takes an unfamiliar and unimaginable path in setting up what becomes a highly successful business. But she lives on the edge of scandal; can she ever make a life for herself?<br><b><br> From England to Paris and New York, cosy up with this fan-favourite from Danielle Steel, as she weaves an enchanting story of a woman of unquenchable spirit in <i>The Duchess</i>. </b></p> |
Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-05-03 |