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Ware, Ciji.
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Gordon, Jane Gordon Duchess of, 1748-1812 -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Nobility -- Scotland -- Fiction.
Scotland -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
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Ware, Ciji.
Gordon, Jane Gordon Duchess of, 1748-1812 -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Nobility -- Scotland -- Fiction.
Scotland -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
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Island of the swans / Ciji Ware.
by
Ware, Ciji.
Sourcebooks Landmark, c2010.
Call #:
FICTION
WAR
Subjects
Gordon
,
Jane
Gordon
Duchess
of,
1748-1812
--
Fiction
.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
--
Fiction
.
Nobility
--
Scotland
--
Fiction
.
Scotland
--
Social life and customs
--
18th century
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781402222689 (trade pbk.)
Description:
581 p. : ill., geneal. table ; 21 cm.
Summary:
This acclaimed and bestselling romantic historical novel by award-winning author Ciji Ware tells the true story of passionate and flamboyant
Jane
Maxwell, the 4th
Duchess
of
Gordon
(1749-1812). In love since childhood with Thomas Fraser, when she hears that he's been killed in America, she marries the Duke of
Gordon
with disastrous results. But Fraser, very much alive, returns to England to claim her love. In addition to telling a heart-wrenching love story, "Island of the Swans" also paints a fascinating portrait of a powerful and controversial woman and the tumultuous era in which she lived. Patroness of poet Robert Burns, advisorto King George, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Jane
Maxwell was a towering figure in her own time and is an unforgettable heroine.
Genre:
Historical
fiction
.
Biographical
fiction
.
Love stories.
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