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Paperback. The quarrel began in 1850 on a West Indian sugar plantation, and the grudges still separated Bristol's two most important families - until the 1927 Michaelmas ball, when handsome rake Jack Martinez danced with spoilt, precocious Maude Rudolph. By the author of "Daughters of the Moon". Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 259. Well-read copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
The quarrel had begun many years before - in 1850 on a West Indian sugar plantation - but although Charles Martinez and Hanover Rudolph had been dead a long time, the resentment and grudges of that old enmity still separated the two most important families in Bristol. The Rudolphs and the Martinez disliked each other intensely - until the Michaelmas Ball of 1927. There, Jack Martinez, handsome roue and gambler, danced with spoilt, precocious Maude Rudolph and a spark was kindled. The two young lovers, scandalizing respectable Bristol, forced the families to unite and an uneasy truce was formed in ... Read more
The quarrel had begun many years before - in 1850 on a West Indian sugar plantation - but although Charles Martinez and Hanover Rudolph had been dead a long time, the resentment and grudges of that old enmity still separated the two most important families in Bristol. The Rudolphs and the Martinez disliked each other intensely - until the Michaelmas Ball of 1927. There, Jack Martinez, handsome roue and gambler, danced with spoilt, precocious Maude Rudolph and a spark was kindled. The two young lovers, scandalizing respectable Bristol, forced the families to unite and an uneasy truce was formed in ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552141628
SKU
KRF0009569
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Susan Sallis
Susan Sallis is the author of over twenty bestelling novels, many of them set in the West Country. She was born in Gloucestershire and now lives in Somerset with her family.
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