Speak to Me of Love

Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear, book plate on front end paper. Jacket shows minor edge wear and chipping, a little rubbing. An attractive copy. "From the first time she set eyes on Overton House and on the brilliantly handsome young master, William Overton, Beatrice Bonnington was in thrall. In fact, it was sometimes difficult for her to distinguish which one she had fallen in love with first. But though the scion of a distinguished English family might be bought, neither he nor his peers could be forced to accept the daughter of a tradesman, despite the burgeoning success of Bonnington's Emporium in the Bayswater Road, the rival-nay, the equal- of Selfridge's and Liberty's. Wed her he might, but love her William could not seem to do. As he pursued his own pleasures more openly-frequent trips abroad, liaisons with the reigning beauties of the day - Beatrice sought refuge at Bonnington's There she found the sense of importance eluded her among the haughty aristocrats who attended her glittering balls at Overton House and mocked her maliciously behind their fans. There "Queen Bea" wielded a real and heady power build at Bonnington's an empire that was as opulent reflection in microcosm of hat other monarch, Victoria's far-flung domain. For Bea, business became an opiate to dull the pain of William's failure as a husband and flight from her bed."; 7" - 9" Tall

Product Info

Publisher: Coward, McCann, & Geoghegan, Inc.

Year: 1972

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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OrielisBooks

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Country: United States