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England 盲r under Charles II ett gl盲djefyllt land och lady Panthea Vyne njuter av livet i fulla drag. Hon minns alltf枚r v盲l de m枚rka dagarna under Cromwells j盲rnv盲lde och Christian Drysdale, den fruktade skatteindrivaren. Han var hennes make under n氓gra korta timmar, tills hon blev "r盲ddad" av en mystisk str氓tr枚vare. Panthea tror att ingen k盲nner till hennes hemlighet - men nu, fem 氓r senare, b枚rjar skvallret l枚pa om att hon har m枚rdat sin man ...Cartlands b枚cker 盲ger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska milj枚er. K盲rleken 盲r h盲ftig mellan de passionerade hj盲ltarna och vackra hj盲ltinnorna, men g氓ng p氓 g氓ng g氓r de igenom pr枚vningar. Men 盲kta k盲rlek 盲r alltid starkast och det finns ingenting den inte kan besegra.
176 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2000
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Barbara Cartland
1,279听books810听followersBorn in 1901, Barbara Cartland started her writing career in journalism and completed her first book, Jigsaw, when she was just 24. An immediate success, it was the start of her journey to becoming the world鈥檚 most famous and most read romantic novelist of all time. Inspiring a whole generation of readers around the globe with her exciting tales of adventure, love and intrigue, she became synonymous with the Romance genre. And she still is to this day, having written over 644 romantic fiction books.
As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery 鈥� totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales.
Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Always a passionate advocate of woman鈥檚 health and beauty, she was dubbed 鈥榯he true Queen of Romance鈥� by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all.
Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at
As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery 鈥� totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales.
Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Always a passionate advocate of woman鈥檚 health and beauty, she was dubbed 鈥榯he true Queen of Romance鈥� by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all.
Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at
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January 15, 2017
le livre a gagn茅 une 茅toile parce que je ne me remettrai jamais d'un bandit de grand chemin qui s'appelle Johnny Dentelle
September 15, 2019
賲賳 丕賮囟賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳爻賷賴 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇兀鬲賴丕
賵夭賲賳 噩賲賷賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘賴 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱鬲丕爻毓 毓卮乇
丕賳氐丨 亘賯乇兀鬲賴丕
賱丕 賷賲賱 賲賳賴
乇賵丕賷賴 乇賵賲丕賳爻賷賴 賲爻賱賷賴
丕賱賱賷丿賷 廿賱賮丕 賮鬲丕丞 賲禺鬲賱賮賴 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 賮賷 賳賮爻 毓賲乇賴丕
鈥徺佡� 賷賵賲 鬲爻賲毓 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賵賴賵 賷丨丿孬 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 賰賷賮 丕賳賴丕 丕賱禺氐賵賲賴 賲毓 丕賱丿賵賯 卮賷爻鬲乇
鈥徺堎佡冐必� 賵丕賱丿賴丕 丕賳 賷鬲夭賵噩 丕賱丿賵賯 賲賳 丕亘賳鬲賴 丕賱賲賮囟賱賴 賰丕乇賵賱賷賳 賵亘匕丕賱賰 賷爻鬲乇丿 丕賱丿賵賯 丕賱丕乇囟 丕賱鬲賷 禺爻乇賴丕 賵丕賱丿賴 賮賷 丕賱賯賲丕乇
鈥徺冐ж辟堎勝娰� 鬲丨亘 乇噩賱 丌禺乇 賮鬲賯鬲乇丨 廿賱賮丕 丕賳 鬲鬲夭賵噩 丕賱丿賵賯 亘丿賱 賲賳賴丕
鈥徹辟堌з娰� 噩賲賷賱賴 丕毓丿鬲 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 毓丿丞 賲乇丕鬲 賮賷 賲乇丕賴賯鬲賷
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賵夭賲賳 噩賲賷賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘賴 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱鬲丕爻毓 毓卮乇
丕賳氐丨 亘賯乇兀鬲賴丕
賱丕 賷賲賱 賲賳賴
乇賵丕賷賴 乇賵賲丕賳爻賷賴 賲爻賱賷賴
丕賱賱賷丿賷 廿賱賮丕 賮鬲丕丞 賲禺鬲賱賮賴 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 賮賷 賳賮爻 毓賲乇賴丕
鈥徺佡� 賷賵賲 鬲爻賲毓 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賵賴賵 賷丨丿孬 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕 賰賷賮 丕賳賴丕 丕賱禺氐賵賲賴 賲毓 丕賱丿賵賯 卮賷爻鬲乇
鈥徺堎佡冐必� 賵丕賱丿賴丕 丕賳 賷鬲夭賵噩 丕賱丿賵賯 賲賳 丕亘賳鬲賴 丕賱賲賮囟賱賴 賰丕乇賵賱賷賳 賵亘匕丕賱賰 賷爻鬲乇丿 丕賱丿賵賯 丕賱丕乇囟 丕賱鬲賷 禺爻乇賴丕 賵丕賱丿賴 賮賷 丕賱賯賲丕乇
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鈥徹辟堌з娰� 噩賲賷賱賴 丕毓丿鬲 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 毓丿丞 賲乇丕鬲 賮賷 賲乇丕賴賯鬲賷
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June 25, 2017
C'est une lecture commune, ou plut么t la volont茅 d'accomplir un travail sociologique, anthropologique et arch茅ologique qui m'a fait lire pour la 1猫re fois( 脿 l'芒ge adulte) un Barbara Cartland. Je ne compte pas la seule que j'ai fait 脿 mes 12/13 ans et dont je n'ai aucun souvenir. En bonne lectrice de romance je devais rattraper 莽a, et puis carotte ultime revoir prochainement l'adaptation avec Hugh Grant qui vaut son pesant en cacahu猫tes.
Bon soyons r茅alistes, je ne peux pas mettre plus de 2 茅toiles, C'est simpliste et clich茅, m锚me si je comprends qu'elle l'a 茅crit en 1952 et que depuis les mentalit茅s ont 茅volu茅. Je mets 1 茅toile parce que pendant toute ma lecture je me suis refait le film dans la t锚te^^ Je ne dirais pas que c'est mauvais (elle 茅crit quand m锚me bien) mais je ne dirais pas non plus que c'est bon. Un livre vraiment d茅pass茅 qui a mal vieilli et surtout tr猫s manich茅en. Je ne suis pas persuad茅e que ce soit son meilleur, il est tr猫s court et ne permet pas d'茅toffer grand chose. Mais c'est bien 茅crit, Barbara Cartland prend le temps de bien d茅crire les costumes, les d茅cors, c'est tr猫s visuel et pas d茅sagr茅able 脿 lire. Mais il y a aucune mati猫re pour s'attacher aux personnages... 脿 part Barbara Castlemaine. Du coup je retenterai l'exp茅rience avec les Hasards de l'amour qui a lui aussi son adaptation CDFD
Bon soyons r茅alistes, je ne peux pas mettre plus de 2 茅toiles, C'est simpliste et clich茅, m锚me si je comprends qu'elle l'a 茅crit en 1952 et que depuis les mentalit茅s ont 茅volu茅. Je mets 1 茅toile parce que pendant toute ma lecture je me suis refait le film dans la t锚te^^ Je ne dirais pas que c'est mauvais (elle 茅crit quand m锚me bien) mais je ne dirais pas non plus que c'est bon. Un livre vraiment d茅pass茅 qui a mal vieilli et surtout tr猫s manich茅en. Je ne suis pas persuad茅e que ce soit son meilleur, il est tr猫s court et ne permet pas d'茅toffer grand chose. Mais c'est bien 茅crit, Barbara Cartland prend le temps de bien d茅crire les costumes, les d茅cors, c'est tr猫s visuel et pas d茅sagr茅able 脿 lire. Mais il y a aucune mati猫re pour s'attacher aux personnages... 脿 part Barbara Castlemaine. Du coup je retenterai l'exp茅rience avec les Hasards de l'amour qui a lui aussi son adaptation CDFD
October 29, 2015
賱賲 兀丨亘 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賰丕賳鬲 賲卮賵賯丞 賮賷 亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕 丨鬲賶 鬲賮噩乇鬲 兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 亘乇賵賲丕賳爻賷丞 賮噩丞 禺賱賷賯丞 亘毓賯賵賱 丕賱賲乇丕賴賯丕鬲.. 匕賰乇鬲賳賷 亘乇賵丕賷丕鬲 毓亘賷乇 賵 兀丨賱丕賲 丨鬲賶 兀賳 鬲乇噩賲丞 丨賱賲賷 賲乇丕丿 匕丕鬲賴丕 噩丕亍鬲 亘丕乇丿丞 亘賷賳 兀爻胤乇賴丕 賰兀賷 賱睾賵.
August 13, 2020
兀丨亘亘鬲賴丕 賰孬賷乇丕 賵丕丨亘亘鬲 丕賱賱賵賳 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賶
May 15, 2012
that book was kind of dificult to read but i was still reading that book because i wanted to prove myself that i can do the imposible and i accualy was very proud of myself that i have accomplished something that i never thought that i can do.
March 27, 2015
賲賳 丕乇賯 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳爻賷丞 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱賱賶 賯乇賷鬲賴丕.. 賰賲丕賳 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱夭賲賳賷丞 賵丨賷丕丞 丕賱丿賵賯 賵丕賱丿賵賯丞 賵丕賱亘賱丕胤 丕賱賲賱賰賶 丿賶 亘鬲卮丿賳賶 噩丿丕
丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賲禺鬲丕乇 丕賱賮丕馗賴 噩丿丕 賵亘毓丿 亘賷賴丕 毓賳 丕賱丕亘鬲夭丕賱 賵噩丕賷夭 丿賴 丕爻丕爻 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 胤亘毓丕 賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 賲卮 賴毓乇賮 丕丨丿丿 丕賱丕 賱賵 賯乇賷鬲 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱丕氐賱賷丞
丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賲禺鬲丕乇 丕賱賮丕馗賴 噩丿丕 賵亘毓丿 亘賷賴丕 毓賳 丕賱丕亘鬲夭丕賱 賵噩丕賷夭 丿賴 丕爻丕爻 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 胤亘毓丕 賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 賲卮 賴毓乇賮 丕丨丿丿 丕賱丕 賱賵 賯乇賷鬲 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱丕氐賱賷丞
June 29, 2010
I'm obsessed with this book. I only wish it had a different title and a different author. ;-)
September 26, 2019
An easy read
January 25, 2012
Uma historia envolvente, com cenas que surpreendem e momentos de suspense. Alguns acontecimentos inesperados d茫o giros inesperados na hist贸ria e prendem o leitor at茅 o final.
January 12, 2014
No clue why I love this book so much. Unbearably sweet
July 30, 2015
亘賯丕賱賶 賮鬲乇丞 亘賮賰乇 兀賯乇兀 兀賶 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 毓亘賷乇 兀賵 兀丨賱丕賲 丿賶 兀丿鬲 丕賱睾乇囟
亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 丨賱賵丞 賵賰丕賳 賲賲賰賳 鬲鬲賯賮賱 兀丨爻賳 賲賳 賰丿賴 賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 賲卮 賱匕賷匕丞 夭賶 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞
亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 丨賱賵丞 賵賰丕賳 賲賲賰賳 鬲鬲賯賮賱 兀丨爻賳 賲賳 賰丿賴 賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 賲卮 賱匕賷匕丞 夭賶 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞
July 2, 2016
Highway men, kings, simpering heroines, trusty maidservants, prisons, palaces, plotting cavaliers and jealous mistresses. What more could you want from a hearty BC romp!
February 9, 2024
Chcela som sa presved膷i钮, 膷i bude 2. kniha znesite木nej拧ia ako prv谩, ale nie ve木mi. Tie啪 je to jednoduch谩 z谩pletka zo 17. storo膷ia - zbojn铆k zachr谩ni svoju mal煤 sesternicu a za木煤bia sa do seba. Potom o p谩r rokov pr铆de 1 zl媒 mu啪 a 1 zl谩 啪ena a t铆 intriguj煤 a tak 膹alej. Zabudla som, 啪e ona je o膷aruj煤ca a on je mu啪n媒, hrdinsk媒 a 膷estn媒 gentleman.
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May 30, 2021袪邪写懈 褋锌邪褋械薪懈褟 斜褉邪褌邪 谐械褉芯懈薪褟 褋芯谐谢邪褕邪械褌褋褟 薪邪 斜褉邪泻 褋 薪械锌褉懈褟褌薪褘屑 械泄 褔械谢芯胁械泻芯屑, 薪芯 芯薪懈 薪械 斜褍写褍褌 胁屑械褋褌械, 懈 胁芯芯斜褖械 械谐芯 锌芯-斜褘褋褌褉芯屑褍 锌褉懈泻芯锌邪褞褌 胁 谢械褋褍.
袧邪写械卸写邪 锌褍褋褌懈谢邪 褉芯褋褌泻懈 胁 屑芯褢屑 褋械褉写褑械, 薪芯 锌芯褋谢械 褋 泻邪卸写芯泄 谐谢邪胁芯泄 斜褘谢芯 胁褋褢 褏褍卸械 懈 褏褍卸械.
袧邪写械卸写邪 锌褍褋褌懈谢邪 褉芯褋褌泻懈 胁 屑芯褢屑 褋械褉写褑械, 薪芯 锌芯褋谢械 褋 泻邪卸写芯泄 谐谢邪胁芯泄 斜褘谢芯 胁褋褢 褏褍卸械 懈 褏褍卸械.
July 9, 2023
This was a longer book from Barbara and not like her usual historical romances. Probably because this was published a few decades before her peak in historical where she published many more books a year. This one is a lot more detailed and has a few more subplots. I enjoyed it a lot.
August 18, 2022
Everything happens so much
January 2, 2023
A莽谋k莽as谋 ben filmini izledim. Hugh Grant ba艧roldeydi di臒er oyuncular谋 pek tan谋m谋yorum. Tam bir Barbara Cartland hikayesi ama kitaplardan okumakla filmde sava艧, 枚l眉m, idam sahnelerini izlemek aras谋nda hakikaten fark var. Muhtemelen kitab谋 okusayd谋m daha romantik, daha a艧k kokan bir tad谋 olacakt谋 ama filmde daha ziyade gerilim hissettim. A艧k k谋sm谋n谋 pek hissedemiyorsunuz.
February 21, 2020
賲賳 兀賵丕卅賱 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 賲賳 乇賵丕賷丕鬲馃挌
賰賳鬲 賰丕賱賲賮鬲賵賳丞 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕
賵賰乇乇鬲 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 毓丿丞 賲乇丕鬲 馃槏
賮鬲丕丞 賯乇乇鬲 丕賱鬲囟丨賷丞 亘賱賯丕亍 禺丕胤亘 丕禺鬲賴丕 賯亘賱 賲賯丕亘賱鬲賴 賱兀亘賵賴賲丕.. 丨鬲賶 賷鬲乇丕噩毓 毓賳 丕賱夭賵丕噩 賲賳 丕禺鬲賴丕 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲丨亘賴. 賮賷賯乇乇 丕賱丕賳氐賷丕毓 賱賷鬲夭賵噩賴丕 賴賷 賯乇亘丕賳賸丕 賷賮丿賷 兀禺鬲賴丕.. 賱丕 鬲乇賶 賮賷 賳賮爻賴丕 噩賲丕賱賸丕 賵鬲馗賳 丕賱夭賵丕噩 毓賯丿 賲賵賯毓 亘賷賳 胤乇賮賷賳 賵兀賳鬲賴賶..
賲丕 夭賱鬲 兀匕賰乇 賲卮賴丿 丕禺鬲亘丕卅賴丕 賮賵賯 丕賱丿賵賱丕亘 賱賷賱丞 丕賱夭賮丕賮 馃槀馃槀 賵賳賵賲賴 毓賱賶 丕賱爻乇賷乇 囟丕丨賰賸丕 毓賱賶 賲馗賴乇賴丕 丕賱胤賮賵賱賷 丕賱毓亘孬賷.. 孬賲 賯賮夭賴丕 廿賱賷賴 鈦︹櫏锔忊仼
賰賳鬲 賰丕賱賲賮鬲賵賳丞 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕
賵賰乇乇鬲 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 毓丿丞 賲乇丕鬲 馃槏
賮鬲丕丞 賯乇乇鬲 丕賱鬲囟丨賷丞 亘賱賯丕亍 禺丕胤亘 丕禺鬲賴丕 賯亘賱 賲賯丕亘賱鬲賴 賱兀亘賵賴賲丕.. 丨鬲賶 賷鬲乇丕噩毓 毓賳 丕賱夭賵丕噩 賲賳 丕禺鬲賴丕 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲丨亘賴. 賮賷賯乇乇 丕賱丕賳氐賷丕毓 賱賷鬲夭賵噩賴丕 賴賷 賯乇亘丕賳賸丕 賷賮丿賷 兀禺鬲賴丕.. 賱丕 鬲乇賶 賮賷 賳賮爻賴丕 噩賲丕賱賸丕 賵鬲馗賳 丕賱夭賵丕噩 毓賯丿 賲賵賯毓 亘賷賳 胤乇賮賷賳 賵兀賳鬲賴賶..
賲丕 夭賱鬲 兀匕賰乇 賲卮賴丿 丕禺鬲亘丕卅賴丕 賮賵賯 丕賱丿賵賱丕亘 賱賷賱丞 丕賱夭賮丕賮 馃槀馃槀 賵賳賵賲賴 毓賱賶 丕賱爻乇賷乇 囟丕丨賰賸丕 毓賱賶 賲馗賴乇賴丕 丕賱胤賮賵賱賷 丕賱毓亘孬賷.. 孬賲 賯賮夭賴丕 廿賱賷賴 鈦︹櫏锔忊仼
January 9, 2018
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