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A fictionalized account of the Ladies of Llangollen, two eighteenth-century Irish gentlewomen who eloped and set up house together in Wales
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told in delicate brushstrokes of a relationship in which two hearts came almost literally to beat as one."
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In the late 18th century, Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby defied all conventions of their Irish homeland and eloped to Wales as a married couple.
There, over many years, they forged a romantic paradise from a simple country cottage and a few acres of land. They called it "Plas Newydd" the New Place. Their home was filled with light and love, with the pursuit of enlightenment, with exquisite expressions of their devotion. Their land contained gardens and quiet paths for walking, fruit trees and flowers and bees, sheep and chickens and cows.
Eleanor and Sarah lived in almost utter solitude. When the outside world eventually discovered them, many people journeyed to Wales out of curiosity to meet the renowned "Ladies of Llangollen." All of them came away with profound respect for their way of life, their love for
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"A tale told in delicate brushstrokes of a relationship in which two hearts came almost literally to beat as one."
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"Understated and elegant, this slim book is a true classic on that rarest of relationships, companions of the heart."
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- PublisherE P Dutton Inc
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0525242635
- ISBN 13 9780525242635
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages210
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