Books by "Florence Louisa Barclay"
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Fans of Florence L. Barclay's abidingly popular romance The Rosary should add the author's The Mistress of Shenstone to their must-read list. Written a short time after her breakthrough novel, this engaging romance novel explores many of the same themes and delves into the lives of a number of the characters who were first introduced in The Rosary. It's sure to please readers with a penchant for classic love stories.
Jane Champion is a talented, good-natured and independent woman, but she's very aware that she's no beauty. In fact, she's too tall, very plain, and expects she'll spend her life as a spinster. Garth Dalmain is a painter who is vibrant, wealthy, extraordinarily handsome, and well known as a lover of great beauty. When Garth hears Jane sing the popular song, The Rosary, at a performance, he sees the great beauty of her soul and is immediately smitten. He wants to marry Jane, and declares his undying love for her. But certain that such an incredible man could never be happy spending the rest of his life with a plain-looking woman, Jane turns him down. Broken-hearted, the two part ways, until a tragedy reunites them.