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Learning to Love
The Earl of Cariston is faced with insuperable problems as he has completely run out ofmoney. He has sold everything on his estate that he can, but even so there is nothing he cando to support those who rely on him and they are on the verge of starvation.In desperation he calls into his Club to find an old friend, Lord Shield, and tells him all his woes. Lord Shield is in a bad way himself, but does suggest that he visits a certain Mr. Randon who is temporarily in London and beg for his help. Mr. Randon has made a fortune in America and used to be a good friend of the Earl's father.The Earl goes off in some trepidation to a hotel to meet Mr. Randon, who is very ill and on the verge of dying.He tells him his sad story and is astonished when Mr. Randon makes him a most extraordinary proposition.If he will agree to marry his daughter, Kristina, at eleven o'clock the next morning, the Earl will receive a very large sum to rescue and restore his estate The Earl has no option but to accept and is faced with marrying someone he has never met within just a few hours.Equally Kristina is forced into marriage with a complete stranger by her forceful father.How the Earl and Kristina manage to cope with their joint predicament, find out about each other and eventually gain everything theirs hearts could desire is told in this enthralling romantic story by BARBARA CARTLAND.
- GenresRomance
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First published September 30, 1999
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Barbara Cartland
1,056 books837 followersBorn in 1901, Barbara Cartland started her writing career in journalism and completed her first book, Jigsaw, when she was just 24. An immediate success, it was the start of her journey to becoming the world’s most famous and most read romantic novelist of all time. Inspiring a whole generation of readers around the globe with her exciting tales of adventure, love and intrigue, she became synonymous with the Romance genre. And she still is to this day, having written over 644 romantic fiction books.
As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery – totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales.
Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Always a passionate advocate of woman’s health and beauty, she was dubbed ‘the true Queen of Romance’ by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all.
Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at www.barbaracartland.com
As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery – totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales.
Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Always a passionate advocate of woman’s health and beauty, she was dubbed ‘the true Queen of Romance’ by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all.
Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at www.barbaracartland.com
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March 1, 2019
A story with missing parts
Barbara Cartland apparently starting including sexual parts ps in her later books. Although she married the hero and heroine in this story they never got in bed together.
Barbara Cartland apparently starting including sexual parts ps in her later books. Although she married the hero and heroine in this story they never got in bed together.
December 27, 2016
Lo acabe hace como tres semanas, pero apenas subiendo review.
Como el anterior libro que leí de Barbara Cartland, estaba consiente que este libro la historia fuera muy rápido, y así fue. pero esta fue a un ritmo, que no me agrado. hay escenas que no tienen ningún peso en la historia, y bien pudieron utilizarse para darle un poco mas de desarrollo a lo de verdad importante : la relación de los protagonistas, la cual se me hizo muy vaga.
El protagonista, no me agrado, osea el hecho de casarse con Kristina si fue por salvar su finca y las personas que viven en ella, pero desde que sabe este hecho, antes de casarse, lo único que le preocupa es que no quiere ser mandado por su esposa, que seguro es esto y lo otro. se que por la época, este tipo de pensamientos es normal, pero no se si yo lo veo mal, o en realidad si lo dice de una forma que no es la correcta.
En cuanto a Kristina, pues ni me cae bien y me cae mal, como que no se logra conocer mucho de ella.
La relación de ellos, la vi muy forzada, la verdad, se pudiera dar algo con el tiempo, la historia habría sido buena, si hubiera tenido un buen desarrollo, pero esta demás de apresurada, en lo que es mas importante, el romance de los protagonistas.
Como el anterior libro que leí de Barbara Cartland, estaba consiente que este libro la historia fuera muy rápido, y así fue. pero esta fue a un ritmo, que no me agrado. hay escenas que no tienen ningún peso en la historia, y bien pudieron utilizarse para darle un poco mas de desarrollo a lo de verdad importante : la relación de los protagonistas, la cual se me hizo muy vaga.
El protagonista, no me agrado, osea el hecho de casarse con Kristina si fue por salvar su finca y las personas que viven en ella, pero desde que sabe este hecho, antes de casarse, lo único que le preocupa es que no quiere ser mandado por su esposa, que seguro es esto y lo otro. se que por la época, este tipo de pensamientos es normal, pero no se si yo lo veo mal, o en realidad si lo dice de una forma que no es la correcta.
En cuanto a Kristina, pues ni me cae bien y me cae mal, como que no se logra conocer mucho de ella.
La relación de ellos, la vi muy forzada, la verdad, se pudiera dar algo con el tiempo, la historia habría sido buena, si hubiera tenido un buen desarrollo, pero esta demás de apresurada, en lo que es mas importante, el romance de los protagonistas.
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