| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9780399155468 | | Publisher: Putnam Adult | | Publish Date: 3/5/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 208666911 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9.5H x 6.25L x 1.25T |
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This story of a complicated love triangle set amidst the savage tumult of Crimean War was a bestseller in the United Kingdom. While Mariella Lingwood, a Victorian beauty, whiles away her days pining for her fiancé, Henry, who is on the front lines of the war with Russia, her cousin Rosa rushes off to join the fight as one of Florence Nightingale's corps of nurses. After being badly wounded, Henry is shipped to Italy, where Mariella meets him, but, in his delusional state, he continually raves about Rosa. Mariella charges out into the bedlam of the battle front, determined to confront her cousin about this supposed infidelity. But, by the time she finds the elusive Rosa, Mariella has come to realize that the regular rules of love do not always apply during times of war.
| Praise| "This excellent historical novel is linked to real events in 19th-century England, across Europe and the Crimea." - Philippa Gregory 03/05/2009 "[T]his superbly rendered mix of historical fiction and mystery....works so well on so many levels that it's certain to appeal to a broad audience." - Margaret Flanagan 03/15/2009 |
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