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Barbara Devane, the beautiful girl who became one of the best-loved heroines in popular American fiction, is now a widow of twenty, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by the death of her husband in scandalous circumstances. Yet as Barbara struggles to develop a family tobacco plantation in colonial Virginia, she rediscovers herself and learns she has the strength and integrity to create a different kind of life. Returning to London, she confronts her enemies, and she pursues there a deeply satisfying yet dangerous clandestine love. Like "Through a Glass Darkly", "Now Face to Face" sweeps readers away into the suspense, intrigue, and grandeur of a lost era - and into the sensuous and sophisticated lives of a vast and vivid cast of characters, at the center of which is the passionate, unforgettable Barbara Devane.
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The beloved heroine from Koen's bestselling Through a Glass Darkly returns in a passionate, unforgettable, romantic tapestry. A widow at age 20, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by the death of her husband in scandalous circumstances, Barbara Devane leaves colonial Virginia for London to confront her enemies and to pursue a deeply satisfying yet dangerous clandestine love.
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Karleen Koen is a graduate of North Texas State University. She has been an editor at Houston Home and Garden magazine. Through a Looking Glass was her first novel.
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- PublisherCentury
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0712677259
- ISBN 13 9780712677257
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages630
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 630 pages. Cover wornReviews Barbara Devane, featured in th e author's Through a Glass Darkly (Books on TapeR, 1987), finds h erself a widow and her late husband's reputation ruined in Englan d of 1720. Traveling to Virginia, she manages her grandmother's p lantation, finding new friends, experiences, and greater maturity . After returning to London, she becomes caught up in Jacobite pl ots, court politics, and battles to restore her fortunes and take revenge on the men who destroyed her husband. This long producti on is helped by the narration of Sheila Hart, who handles all the voices well, regardless of the character's age, nationality, or gender. Hart brings expression, warmth, and real emotion to the n arrative. Despite her efforts, the story occasionally bogs down i n political detail. Nevertheless, fans of the first title should enjoy this sequel.'Melody A. Moxley, Rowan P.L., Salisbury, N.C. Rumpole and the Angel of Death by John Mortimer 7 cassettes. unab ridged. 91/2 hrs. Blackstone Audio Bks. 1996. #1751. $45.95. Mort imer's famous barrister (e.g., Rumpole on Trial, Audio Reviews, L J 7/95) returns in this collection of six tales. Rumpole is his n ormal crotchety self, and reader Frederick Davidson brings Rumpol e and his entire adversarial world to life with an astonishing ra nge of voices that never fail to delight and amuse. Nadia May rea ds one story as told by Rumpole's long-suffering wife, Hilda, or She Who Must Be Obeyed. This is an interesting collection that is enhanced by the right readers. Recommended for all mystery colle ctions.'Michael T. Fein, Catawba Valley Community Coll., Hickory, N.C. Ten years after Koen introduced heroine Barbara Devane in her bestselling debut novel, Through a Glass Darkly, she brings b ack the strong-willed young woman to face further challenges amon g the baroque world of the European and colonial American nobilit y of the early 18th century. The settling of America and the cour tly intrigues of the Jacobite rebellion in England serve as both backdrop and parallel for Lady Devane's path toward her own indep endence as an aristocrat and as a woman. Having been widowed at a ge 20, she has embarked for colonial Virginia, determined to deve lop a plantation there. Spunky and headstrong, she bristles when she is patronizingly described by one of her many admirers as a ` `fragile black butterfly''; anything but fragile, she takes lover s across political divides and frees her slaves against all advic e. These flamboyant gestures often seem shallow, however, and Lad y Devane's dismay at the treatment of the slaves in the New World characteristically seems more picturesque than humane. Koen does n't hesitate to make her heroine less perfect than conventional c haracters of this genre; Lady Devane comments in a rare moment of self-reflection that her pity for her favorite servant never led her to seriously consider his feelings. A pervasive tone of gent ility grounds the novel in its period, and Koen's smooth prose an d nicely integrated background details make this a superior histo rical romance. Major ad/promo; author tour. (Jan.). Seller Inventory # 1414f
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Century Books, London, 1996. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0712677259. ISBN/EAN: 9780712677257. Inventory No: 10024264. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 10024264
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