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Now Face to Face by Karleen Koen
The unforgettable sequel to Karleen Koen's beloved debut, Through a Glass DarklyA Book-of-the-Month Club main selection
A bride at fifteen, widowed at the tender age of twenty, Barbara, Countess Devane, embarks for colonial Virginia financially ruined by the death of her husband in scandalous circumstances. Dressed in mourning as is proper for a woman, she is patronizingly described as a "fragile black butterfly," but the fragility is deceiving. She makes a place for herself in the new world, takes lovers and friends across political divides, and questions the established traditions of slavery. Facing enemies she never suspected, she must return to England and deal face to face with the problems created by her husband, who haunts her even in death. Back in London, she quickly finds herself pulled into Jacobite plotting, and the treachery of powerful men suddenly threatens her family, her friends--and a new love.
Now Face to Face sweeps readers from eighteenth-century America to London and brings both worlds to vivid life. It is a magnificent evocation of an era, from the plantations of Virginia to Hanoverian England.
Karleen Koen is fascinated by history, particularly the role of women in it. In her literature, she examines subjects such as love and hate, gender conflicts, and spiritual pursuits. She is the author of Dark Angels and Now Face to Face, and she lives in Houston. www.wordpress.karleenkoen.com is the address for her blog, Writing Life.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780307406088 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307406083 |
| Title | Now Face to Face |
| Author | Karleen Koen |
| Series | Tamworth Saga |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2008-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 752 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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