Someone to cherish / Aristocracy (Social class) Loneliness Man-woman relationships Widows
Balogh, Mary,
Someone to cherish / Mary Balogh. - Large print edition. - 531pages (large print) ; 23 cm. - A Westcott novel ; 9. . - Balogh, Mary. Westcott novel ; 9. .
When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive, sombre man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely. Lydia Tavernor, recently widowed, dreams of taking a lover. Her marriage to Reverend Isaiah Tavernor was one of service and obedience, and she has secretly enjoyed her freedom since his death. She doesn't want to shackle herself to another man in marriage, but sometimes, she wonders if she is lonely. Both are unwilling to face the truth until they find themselves alone together one night, and Lydia surprises even herself with a simple question, 'Are you ever lonely?' Harry's answer leads them down a path neither could ever have imagined.
9781432888220
Aristocracy (Social class)--Fiction.
Loneliness--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Large type books.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Someone to cherish / Mary Balogh. - Large print edition. - 531pages (large print) ; 23 cm. - A Westcott novel ; 9. . - Balogh, Mary. Westcott novel ; 9. .
When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive, sombre man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely. Lydia Tavernor, recently widowed, dreams of taking a lover. Her marriage to Reverend Isaiah Tavernor was one of service and obedience, and she has secretly enjoyed her freedom since his death. She doesn't want to shackle herself to another man in marriage, but sometimes, she wonders if she is lonely. Both are unwilling to face the truth until they find themselves alone together one night, and Lydia surprises even herself with a simple question, 'Are you ever lonely?' Harry's answer leads them down a path neither could ever have imagined.
9781432888220
Aristocracy (Social class)--Fiction.
Loneliness--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Large type books.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.