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Beautiful, demure and dutiful, Oletha the blessed heiress to her late mother's vast fortune. But the blessing becomes a curse when her father tells her '… because you are so rich, you will find the average decent English gentleman will never ask you to be his wife.' Worse still, he intends to marry her off to a famously dashing Duke. It goes against everything she believes – and especially her mother's precious words – '…trust your heart… Remember too the most valuable thing in the whole world is not money, but love'… Soon she is to discover which of her parents is right, which is wrong and whether she'll ever find love.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Beautiful, demure and dutiful, Oletha the blessed heiress to her late mother's vast fortune. But the blessing becomes a curse when her father tells her '… because you are so rich, you will find the average decent English gentleman will never ask you to be his wife.' Worse still, he intends to marry her off to a famously dashing Duke. It goes against everything she believes – and especially her mother's precious words – '…trust your heart… Remember too the most valuable thing in the whole world is not money, but love'… Soon she is to discover which of her parents is right, which is wrong and whether she'll ever find love.
Autorenporträt
Barbara Cartland, who sadly died in May 2000 at the grand age of ninety eight, remains one of the world's most famous romantic novelists. With worldwide sales of over one billion, her outstanding 723 books have been translated into thirty six different languages, to be enjoyed by readers of romance globally. Writing her first book 'Jigsaw' at the age of 21, Barbara became an immediate bestseller. Building upon this initial success, she wrote continuously throughout her life, producing bestsellers for an astonishing 76 years. In addition to Barbara Cartland's legion of fans in the UK and across Europe, her books have always been immensely popular in the USA. In 1976 she achieved the unprecedented feat of having books at numbers 1 & 2 in the prestigious B. Dalton Bookseller bestsellers list. Although she is often referred to as the 'Queen of Romance', Barbara Cartland also wrote several historical biographies, six autobiographies and numerous theatrical plays as well as books on life, love, health and cookery. Becoming one of Britain's most popular media personalities and dressed in her trademark pink, Barbara spoke on radio and television about social and political issues, as well as making many public appearances.