by Anne Worboys
Set in the mid-19th century, this turbulent historical saga concerns the star-crossed love affair of Nicholas le Grys, a roistering English nobleman, and his family's vivacious kitchen maid, Rose Snape. When Nicholas comes upon Rose being raped by Ned Taylor, the village smithy, he attacks and accidentally kills Taylor, an act for which he is banished from Castle Rundull. Rose and Nicholas temporarily settle in London, but honor compels him to wed Lady Cressida Amhurst after he unintentionally p
ISBN: 9780525245780
501 pages
Published: 1988-01-01
Publisher: Dutton