The Pool of St. Branok - Softcover

Carr, Philippa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449215512 ISBN 13: 9780449215517

Publisher: Ivy Books, 1988

Synopsis

Angelet, a beaiutiful and wealthy woman living in a magnificent mansion on the coast of Cornwall, finds her life drastically changed when she meets a desperate and dangerous fugitive

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Carr, aka Victoria Holt, employs her storytelling prowess in an entertaining historical romance that moves between Victorian England and Australia. The tale is long and complicated, but attention is held as Angelet, daughter of Annora and Rolf of Midsummer's Eve, begins to enter adulthood. One incident marks her indelibly. At the superstition-laden pool of St. Branok in Cornwall, she is saved from a rapist by Ben, a young family connection on a visit from Australia. When she and Ben dispose of the attacker's body in the pool, their bond is strengthened. Ben returns to Australia in pursuit of gold; Angelet debuts in London and marries a charming scapegrace, a gambler who will eventually take her to Australia in pursuit of a fortune. There the stage is set for Angelet, by now a widow, and Ben, a putative widower. Doubleday Book Club selection; Literary Guild alternate.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

At the age of nine Angelet Hanson, granddaughter of Jake Cadorson ( The Return of the Gypsy), meets Benedict Landson, and subsequent encounters and a shared misadventure assure a lifelong mutual attraction. Lest the course of true love run too smoothly, however, an inevitable series of complications arise: prolonged separation, treks to Australian goldfields, marriages for both parties, etc. These are at last resolved in the anticipated, if not wholly satisfactory manner. Transparent plot devices and tenuous connections serve to hold the story line togther, but such weaknesses will scarcely discourage the author's legion of fans. Literary Guild alternate; Doubleday Book Club main selection. Judith Gifford, Salve Regina Coll. Lib., Newport, R.I.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0449215512
• ISBN 13: 9780449215517
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 410