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Indiscretion
Contributor(s): Morgan, Jude (Author)
ISBN: 0312374372     ISBN-13: 9780312374372
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $24.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: When Caroline Fortune's father loses all they possess, she goes along with his scheme to set her up as the companion to a society woman. As she begins to attract the attentions of many so-called gentlemen, will Miss Fortune be able to keep from losing her head--or her reputation?
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Romance - Historical - Regency
- Fiction | Historical - General
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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When your father is a man of expensive tastes and schemes but very little money, you soon learn to make do. So when Captain Fortune, a well-meaning but profligate ex-soldier in Regency England, tells his daughter Caroline that they are ruined, she automatically starts seeking employment as a governess. Her father, however, has far grander designs for Miss Fortune....
Caro is to become the companion of Mrs. Catling, the rich, fierce widow of her father's old colonel. As Mrs. Catling amuses herself by tormenting her relatives and servants, Caro resolves to make the best of the situation, and soon her beauty and intelligence attract the attentions of male admirers.
Surrounded by people with an alarming readiness to reveal each other's confidences, Caroline is exasperated to find herself implicated in their indiscretions. But will Miss Fortune be able to avoid losing her reputation without losing her head? And will she find at least one good man amongst the genteel set who will take her side, and, indeed, her fancy?

Contributor Bio(s): Morgan, Jude: - Jude Morgan, who studied with Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter, lives in England. Morgan's works include Emily and Charlotte, a novel about the Brontė sisters; An Accomplished Woman; Symphony; Indiscretion; and Passion, which was called "one of the best books of 2005" by The Washington Post Book World.