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03866aim a22003735a 4500 001 43ADEA86940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231206010040 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 230126s2023 xxunnn es f n eng d 020 $a 1804835307 020 $a 9781804835302 028 42 $a MWT15681587 040 $a Midwest $e rda $d SILO 082 04 $a 823.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Dunn, Jane, $e author. $1 https://isni.org/isni/0000000108795512. 245 14 $a The marriage season $h [electronic resource] / $c Jane Dunn. 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a [United States] : $b Boldwood Books, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 42 min.)) : $b digital. 506 $a Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 $a Read by Ruth Redman. 520 $a 'It's not a fair world I'm afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there's every chance we'll succeed' In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire estate, so the sisters resolve to head to London in time for the Season to begin. Once ensconced at the Mayfair home of Lady Godley, Lucie's godmother, the whirl of balls, parties and promenades can begin. But the job of finding a husband is fraught with rules and tradition. Jostling for attention are the two lords - the charming and irresistible Freddie Lynwood and the preternaturally handsome Valentine Ravenell, their enigmatic neighbour from Shotten Hall, Mr Brabazon, and the dangerous libertine Lord Rockliffe, with whom the brooding Brabazon is locked in deadly rivalry. Against the backdrop of glamorous Regency England, Sybella must settle Lucie's future, protect her own reputation, and resist the disreputable rakes determined to seduce the beautiful widow. As the Season ends, will the sisters have found the rarest of things - a suitable marriage with a love story to match? Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Dunn brings the Regency period irresistibly to life in a page-turning novel packed with surprising revelations, which all comes wittily, gloriously, good in the end. Perfect for fans of Gill Hornby, Janice Hadlow, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer and anyone with a Bridgerton-shaped hole in their lives. Praise for Jane Dunn: 'Outstanding, perceptive and delightfully readable.' Sunday Times Books of the Year 'Jane Dunn has written a splendid piece of popular history with the ready-pen of a highly skilled writer, endowed with remarkable insight.' Roy Strong, Daily Mail 'Jane Dunn is one of our best biographers.' Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times What readers say about Jane Dunn: 'Absolutely brilliant book. Easy, interesting and certainly a page-turner. Enjoyed reading this book so much.' 'I loved this book, Jane Dunn writes with an insight into Elizabeths and Marys psyches that is mesmerising. I couldn't put it down and was gutted when I finally finished it, at a loss of what to read next.' 'One of the best books I have ever read. I have always been interested in this period of history and felt that this book and the way Dunn writes helps to bring history alive. Once I started reading I could not stop.' 538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y Regency, 1811-1820 $v Fiction. 700 1 $a Redman, Ruth. 710 2 $a hoopla digital. 856 40 $u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15681587?utm_source=MARC $z Instantly available on hoopla. 856 42 $z Cover image $u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9781804835302_180.jpeg 941 $a 1 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206012316.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=43ADEA86940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search