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Frenchman's Creek (VMC)
Daphne Du Maurier
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Description for Frenchman's Creek (VMC)
Paperback. Frenchman's Creek is ideal for a teenage audience: the novel's heroine is a headstrong young woman of the Restoration court, who escapes convention for a life of adventure with her lover, a daring French pirate. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for freedom, honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. To escape the shallowness of court life, Dona retreats to Navron, her husband's remote Cornish estate. There, she seeks peace in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. But she finds instead a daring pirate, hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy. ... Read more
The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for freedom, honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. To escape the shallowness of court life, Dona retreats to Navron, her husband's remote Cornish estate. There, she seeks peace in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. But she finds instead a daring pirate, hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Weight
219g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349006598
SKU
V9780349006598
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About Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary ... Read more
Reviews for Frenchman's Creek (VMC)
A storyteller of cunning and genius
Sally Beauman
One of the last century's most original literary talents
Daily Telegraph
A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends
Sunday Times
A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love . . . a tale of emotional and ... Read more
Sally Beauman
One of the last century's most original literary talents
Daily Telegraph
A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends
Sunday Times
A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love . . . a tale of emotional and ... Read more