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Island of the Swans (Hardback)
$13.58 - Save $0.71 (4%) - RRP $14.29 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Island of the SwansAn historical novel that tells the true story of passionate and flamboyant Jane Maxwell, the 4th Duchess of Gordon (1749-1812). It also paints a portrait of this powerful and controversial woman and the tumultuous era in which she lived.
Full description- Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
- Published: 21 May 2010
- Format: Hardback 592 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Romance | Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781402222689 ISBN 10: 1402222688
- Sales rank: 261,487
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Full description for Island of the Swans
Re-issued in its original full length, this acclaimed and bestselling romantic historical novel by award-winning author Ciji Ware tells the true story of passionate and flamboyant Jane Maxwell, the 4th Duchess of Gordon (1749-1812). In love since childhood with Thomas Fraser, when she hears that he's been killed in America, she marries the Duke of Gordon with disastrous results. But Fraser, very much alive, returns to England to claim her love. In addition to telling a heart-wrenching love story, "Island of the Swans" also paints a fascinating portrait of a powerful and controversial woman and the tumultuous era in which she lived. Patroness of poet Robert Burns, advisorto King George, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Jane Maxwell was a towering figure in her own time and is an unforgettable heroine.
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