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Starrbelow
They called her Sapphire...
A Venetian beauty of flashing radiance, Sofia Devigne was cast into the cynical splendor of English Society. Deceived and deserted in her marriage to Lord Weyburn of Starrbelow, the new Lady Weyburn stunned all of London with scandalous acts of public misconduct, but her untamed passion for revenge held grave consequences. Sofia -- now mother of young Nicholas and accused murderess of her good friend, Lady Christine Lillane Frome, soon stood before a hostile court in her "Trial by Society." But though scorned and ravaged, the stoic beauty courageously still held the burning truth deep within her tormented heart -- and throughout her dauntless quest for honour, she struggled to remain The Sapphire of Starrbelow......
A Venetian beauty of flashing radiance, Sofia Devigne was cast into the cynical splendor of English Society. Deceived and deserted in her marriage to Lord Weyburn of Starrbelow, the new Lady Weyburn stunned all of London with scandalous acts of public misconduct, but her untamed passion for revenge held grave consequences. Sofia -- now mother of young Nicholas and accused murderess of her good friend, Lady Christine Lillane Frome, soon stood before a hostile court in her "Trial by Society." But though scorned and ravaged, the stoic beauty courageously still held the burning truth deep within her tormented heart -- and throughout her dauntless quest for honour, she struggled to remain The Sapphire of Starrbelow......
252 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1958
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About the author
Christianna Brand
100 books137 followersChristianna Brand (December 17, 1907 - March 11, 1988) was a crime writer and children's author. Brand also wrote under the pseudonyms Mary Ann Ashe, Annabel Jones, Mary Roland, and China Thomson.
She was born Mary Christianna Milne in 1907 in Malaya and spent her early years in India. She had a number of different occupations, including model, dancer, shop assistant and governess.
Her first novel, Death in High Heels, was written while Brand was working as a salesgirl. In 1941, one of her best-loved characters, Inspector Cockrill of the Kent County Police, made his debut in the book Heads You Lose. The character would go on to appear in seven of her novels. Green for Danger is Brand’s most famous novel. The whodunit, set in a World War 2 hospital, was adapted for film by Eagle-Lion Films in 1946, starring Alastair Sim as the Inspector. She dropped the series in the late 1950s and concentrated on various genres as well as short stories. She was nominated three times for Edgar Awards: for the short stories "Poison in the Cup" (EQMM, Feb. 1969) and "Twist for Twist" (EQMM, May 1967) and for a nonfiction work about a Scottish murder case, Heaven Knows Who (1960). She is the author of the children's series Nurse Matilda, which Emma Thompson adapted to film as Nanny McPhee (2005).
Her Inspector Cockrill short stories and a previously unpublished Cockrill stage play were collected as The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from inspector Cockrill's Casebook, edited by Tony Medawar (2002).
Series:
* Nurse Matilda
* Inspector Charlesworth
* Inspector Chucky
* Inspector Cockrill
She was born Mary Christianna Milne in 1907 in Malaya and spent her early years in India. She had a number of different occupations, including model, dancer, shop assistant and governess.
Her first novel, Death in High Heels, was written while Brand was working as a salesgirl. In 1941, one of her best-loved characters, Inspector Cockrill of the Kent County Police, made his debut in the book Heads You Lose. The character would go on to appear in seven of her novels. Green for Danger is Brand’s most famous novel. The whodunit, set in a World War 2 hospital, was adapted for film by Eagle-Lion Films in 1946, starring Alastair Sim as the Inspector. She dropped the series in the late 1950s and concentrated on various genres as well as short stories. She was nominated three times for Edgar Awards: for the short stories "Poison in the Cup" (EQMM, Feb. 1969) and "Twist for Twist" (EQMM, May 1967) and for a nonfiction work about a Scottish murder case, Heaven Knows Who (1960). She is the author of the children's series Nurse Matilda, which Emma Thompson adapted to film as Nanny McPhee (2005).
Her Inspector Cockrill short stories and a previously unpublished Cockrill stage play were collected as The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from inspector Cockrill's Casebook, edited by Tony Medawar (2002).
Series:
* Nurse Matilda
* Inspector Charlesworth
* Inspector Chucky
* Inspector Cockrill
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June 4, 2020
From Italy to Fine Houses of England
A Cinderella story with a lovely Twist at the end. A mock court proceedings to destroy what's left of Sapphire 's reputation.
A Cinderella story with a lovely Twist at the end. A mock court proceedings to destroy what's left of Sapphire 's reputation.
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