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A tragic tale of love and the bonds of marriage. Teenager Judah Jacobs is employed regularly as a babysitter by Peter and Joyce Kane. When Joyce is taken to hospital, Judah allows herself to be seduced by Peter. They embark on an affair, and eventually, once Judah is pregnant, Peter leaves Joyce and they embark on a new life together. Tragedy strikes when their son dies from leukaemia and Peter finds comfort in the arms of Judah's sister, Syria. Judah leaves and once again starts a new life for herself, marrying a kind man named George and having hopes for a future free of Peter and the emotions he invokes in her. However, this is not to be and fate once again throws Peter and Judah together and they embark on an affair which results in a daughter, Cathy. Judah is determined to pass Cathy off as her husband's daughter, but it seems that Peter once again wants to involve himself in Judah's life . . . with devastating effect.
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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born and educated in Shepherd's Bush, London and had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC. She won the Young Writer's Award in 1973, and became a full-time writer in 1978. She is the author of sixty successful novels to date, including the twenty-five volumes of the Morland Dynasty series.
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Living in post-World War II London, Peter Kane, although married and the father of two young sons, takes advantage of his native charm and irregular working schedule as a member of one of London's premier orchestras to engage in affairs with any woman who catches his eye. Self-absorbed, young, and lonely Julia Jacobs agrees to babysit so Peter and his wife can have some evenings out together, but he soon seduces her. His wife claims she wants a divorce to punish him but is unhappy when he agrees. He and Julia first live together, then marry when she becomes pregnant, but they are two self-indulgent people who cannot pull together when tragedy strikes, and they drift apart. As history repeats itself with Peter and Julia's sister, Harrod-Eagles crosses the line from popular to literary fiction, expertly revealing her characters' amorality and self-justifying rationalizations. Short-listed for Britain's Parker Romantic Novelists Award, this suspenseful tale exerts a powerful fascination. Lynne Welch
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- PublisherSevern House
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0727872338
- ISBN 13 9780727872333
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages688
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A tragic tale of love and the bonds of marriage Teenager Judah Jacobs is employed regularly as a babysitter by Peter and Joyce Kane. When Joyce is taken to hospital, Judah allows herself to be seduced by Peter. They embark on an affair, and eventually, once Judah is pregnant, Peter leaves Joyce and they embark on a new life together. Tragedy strikes when their son dies from leukaemia and Peter finds comfort in the arms of Judah's sister, Syria. Judah leaves and once again starts a new life for herself, marrying a kind man named George and having hopes for a future free of Peter and the emotions he invokes in her. However, this is not to be and fate once again throws Peter and Judah together and they embark on an affair which results in a daughter, Cathy. Judah is determined to pass Cathy off as her husband's daughter, but it seems that Peter once again wants to involve himself in Judah's life.with devastating effect. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001959891
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