Now Face to Face
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A widow at 20. Financially ruined by the death of her husband. Countess Devane, Barbara Montgeoffry arrives in 1721's Virginia to turn her family tobacco plantation into a prosperous enterprise. But soon, as King George and James Stuart vie for the English crown, Barbara will return to London, entering a world of treacherous intrigue, to confront her enemies, reclaim what is rightfully hers, and pursue a dangerous, clandestine love that will shape her destiny.
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3 primary books#3 in Tamworth Saga
Tamworth Saga is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Karleen Koen and Kathleen Koen.
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3 primary books#3 in Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Karleen Koen and Kathleen Koen.
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What an amazing saga! If you ever wondered about living in either Virginia or England in 1722, this is the book for you. It's not only a great story with political intrigue and passion, but it's also long on details to help you envision living back then. Everything from the types of flowers blooming to the nursery rhymes that children said. It's all here. From ships to soaps to sealing wax.
Apparently Barbara (nee Alderley) was more beautiful than is almost believable. However, if you swallow that, you can pretty much believe the rest of the book—hook, line, and sinker. Wanna know about growing tobacco back then? Check. Shipping bees back then? Check. The royal household quirks back then? Check. The architecture of Christopher Wren? Check.
The end felt a little rushed, but after 734 pages, including the epilogue and bonus chapters, well, it's hard to believe anything could feel rushed. I loved this book and I almost never read historical fiction, so that says a lot.
I somewhat enjoyed the other two books in this series, so I started this one as a fun summer read. I can't even come close to finishing it. When you read “He was a sensual man whom pleasure did not frighten. Pleasure did not frighten her, either. They saw that in each other. It was like a promise between them” and you still have over 500 pages to go, you know it's time to call it quits.
