Barren Corn Author:Georgette Heyer When Hugh Salinger announced the news of his disastrously ill-assorted marriage with Laura Burton, his family expected him to bring home an adventuress. It might, in the end, have been better, for Laura, undeniably beautiful, simple and selfless in her love for Hugh, was not of the stuff facile imitators are made from, and her very singlemindedn... more »ess prevented her from shedding her carefully taught gentility.« less