Countess, sequel to Duchess, is a historical romance novel by Josephine Edgar published in 1978[1] by Macdonald & J. The novel won the 1979's Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[2]
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Author | Josephine Edgar |
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Language | English |
Genre | Historical romance |
Set in | Vienna, Austria 1914 |
Published | 1978
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Publication place | England |
Pages | 356 |
Awards | RoNA Award |
ISBN | 0-354-04305-6 |
Preceded by | Duchess |
Plot
editViola Corbett lives amid luxury in Vienna with her husband, Count Eugene Erhmann, their children, Therese and Lorenz, and her illegitimate son James-Carlo, until all collapses with the outbreak of the First World War. A story of greed, lust, and unreasonable hate; but most of all, a captivating romance.
References
edit- ^ L., R. N. (7 September 1978). "Three new novels set in New Orleans". News-Democrat and Leader. pp. B10. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Countess". Romantic Novelists' Association. Retrieved 12 April 2024.