A DREAM IN SPAIN (スペイン古城の一夜～伯爵と聖女～)
Book ID/图书代码： 11712014B69261
English Summary/英文概要： Lovely Valeda Alcester has adventurously agreed to pose as Governess to her young niece, a charade devised by her scheming sister to ensnare the elusive Marquis de Silvala. But inspired by the beauty of Spain, Valeda finds herself drawn to the striking Marquis.
Then danger intervenes, and Valeda finds herself wondering: Will the handsome Marquis free her from this evil?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 可爱的Valeda Alcester置身涉险，顶替自己年轻的外甥女去当一名家庭教师，她诡计多端的妹妹策划了这起顶包事件，为的是能迷住Marquis de Silvala。流连于西班牙的美丽的风景， Valeda发现自己对Marquis已经渐渐着迷。
无法自拔之间，Valeda独自思忖： 英俊的Marquis是否能让她摆脱这样的意乱情迷？
Awards/获奖情况：Lovely Valeda Alcester has adventurously agreed to pose as Governess to her own young niece, a charade devised by her schemeing sister to ensnare the elusive Marquis de Silvala. But inspired by the beauty of Spain, Valeda finds herself drawn to the striking Marquis.
Then danger intervenes, and Valeda finds herself wondering: Will the handsome Marquis free her from this evil?
Note from the reviewer: I don’t usually like the regency romance genre or Cartland all that mush, but I did enjoy this book quite a bit. It was entertaining and very readable. It reminded me a little of a Jane Austen novel, and Jane is the best there is!
About the Author/作者介绍： Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was a English writer, during her long career, she wrote over 700 books, making her one of the most prolific authors of the 20th century. She sold over 1,000 million copies throughout the world, earning her a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The world’s most famous romantic novelist, she also wrote autobiographies, biographies, health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs. She was often billed as the Queen of Romance, and became one of the United Kingdom’s most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues.
She started her writing career as a gossip columnist for the Daily Express. She published her first novel, Jigsaw, a society thriller, in 1923. It was a bestseller. She went on to write myriad novels and earn legions of fans, she also wrote under her married name Barbara McCorquodale. Some of her books were made into films. Ever the romantic, during WWII, she served as the Chief Lady Welfare Officer in Bedfordshire. She gathered as many wedding dresses as she could so that service brides would have a white gown to wear on their wedding day. She also campaigns for the rights of Gypsies, midwives and nurses.
Barbara Cartland McCorquodale passed away on 21 May 2000, with 160 still unpublished manuscripts, that are being published posthumously.
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