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Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
Author: Rosemary Edghill
WANTED: ONE HUSBAND -- INDOLENT, AMIABLE, AND RICH -- TO WED A WOMAN WITH A PAST. — Perhaps, Louisa Darwen reflected, an ad in the Gazette would find her a suitable husband. She had no wish to charm the ton-and, after her "scandalous" upbringing in a Turkish harem, what gentleman of Quality would want her? Especially while she shared a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780449215869
ISBN-10: 0449215865
Publication Date: 5/12/1988
Pages: 250
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The basic plot is as follows. Louisa Darwen's family died while overseas in Turkey; a Sultan adopted her (as he liked her and her family). She was raised in the harem, learned Turkish and the religion of the Muslims, and now is returning to England to take up her inheritance (such as it is).

Gervase, Earl of Coldmeece, is an unusual fellow. He's thirty-five, still unwed, has an unusual, strange sense of humor -- and dislikes Louisa without even meeting her, because of her unusual background.


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