Publication

1972 - Hodder and Stoughton, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

47,250 words, Guess

Page Count

189 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL5473006M
  • ISBN-10034015862X
  • OCLC Control Number763035
  • Library of Congress Control Number73176217
  • Goodreads1852845

Classifications

  • DDC823/.9/14
  • LCCPZ4.M9795 De5

Description

A fascinating novel of Victorian romance and intrigue. Intelligent, pretty, but without "prospects," Elizabeth McLeod was resigned to her native Scotland and living out her days in quiet spinsterhood. But that was before she became engaged to a man whom she had known for one hour and found herself at the very center of a plot to overthrow the government of France... A marriage of convenience... that's all it was. Hector's reputation was threatened by scandal in Paris, and Elizabeth lacked a roof over her head. Each needed to get married. So they married each other. It would be a no-nonsense marriage. A business venture. Hector would carry out his assignments in the Foreign Office, while Elizabeth played hostess and ran the household. How could they have known that soon Elizabeth's very life -- and the fate of an entire nation -- would depend on the strength of Hector's love for her?

Subjects

Topics

1970sRomanceFictionHistoryHistoricalFiction, generalFiction in English

Places

People

HectorElizabeth McLeodLouis Napoleón Prince Imperial of the French (1856-1879)

Times

Other Editions

  • The dear colleague.Hodder and Stoughton1972-01-01

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