MaryAnne
- 作者
- 出版社 ViragoPressLtd;Newedition
- 出版时间 2004年4月
- ISBN 9781844080885
- 定价 101.60
内容简介
InRegencyLondon,theonlywayforawomantosucceedistobeatmenattheirowngame.SowhenMaryAnneClarkeseeksanescapefromhersqualidsurroundingsinBowlingInnAlley,sheventuresfirstintothescurrilousworldofthepamphleteers.Herpersonalcharmsaresuch,however,thatbeforelongshecomestothenoticeoftheDukeofYork.Withhertasteforluxuryandpower,MaryAnne,nowaroyalmistress,mustaimhigher.Herloftyconnectionsallowhertoestablishathrivingtradeinmilitarycommissions,provokingascandalthatrocksthegovernment-andbringspersonaldisgrace.Avividportraitofoverweeningambition,MARYANNEissetduringtheNapoleonicWarsandbasedonduMaurier'sowngreat-great-grandmother.
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