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Louis
"HANDSOME? I SHOULD SAY HE IS NOT!"
"His hair is a mess. He has a nose like a bird and a tyrannical jaw. His eyes are full of calculations..."
Not had Alice encouraged him. Yet somehow this infuriating, mysterious man had managed to turn her life upside-down. He dressed as absurdly as the proprietor of a parrot show...or as elegantly as a Count. He disappeared on strange missions, leered at her, ordered her about. He was intolerable! And yet, though she refused his advances, he insisted on loving her.
And now she found herself living as a "lady" in a magnificent London house, mistress of a staff of servants, waiting for a letter from Napoleon himself. A letter which Louis said would confirm that she was not Alice at all - not an opera-dancer, not a hat-maker - but the lost duchesse de Viaur!
"His hair is a mess. He has a nose like a bird and a tyrannical jaw. His eyes are full of calculations..."
Not had Alice encouraged him. Yet somehow this infuriating, mysterious man had managed to turn her life upside-down. He dressed as absurdly as the proprietor of a parrot show...or as elegantly as a Count. He disappeared on strange missions, leered at her, ordered her about. He was intolerable! And yet, though she refused his advances, he insisted on loving her.
And now she found herself living as a "lady" in a magnificent London house, mistress of a staff of servants, waiting for a letter from Napoleon himself. A letter which Louis said would confirm that she was not Alice at all - not an opera-dancer, not a hat-maker - but the lost duchesse de Viaur!
265 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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November 8, 2018
Nice story. Not as seedy and one of her others but I’m impressed that her heroines are so willing to give it up, damn their reputation! Too much of the book was spent with the h separated from the H, who was the most interesting character.
This copy came from Openlibrary and was horrible. I think I would’ve liked it more if I could follow along better, especially at the end. If you can find a decent copy, or even if you have to settle for a mangled one, I would still recommend it.
This copy came from Openlibrary and was horrible. I think I would’ve liked it more if I could follow along better, especially at the end. If you can find a decent copy, or even if you have to settle for a mangled one, I would still recommend it.
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