Set in the Regency era, this story is about Lucy, who is married to a gambling, womanizing drunkard. Stung by her husband's declaration that her parents had bought him for her, she is swept off her... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Abusive aristocratic husband commits one outrage too many
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An interesting look at aristocratic marriages during the Regency Period, this novel bares the plight of a young commoner who falls out of love with her despicable husband, only to face the realities of what little rights she has as a wife and a woman. One of Marion Chesney's more intense looks at the hypocritical restrictions governing Regency society, this is an entertaining, fast-paced read, involving political intrigue as well as a forbidden love.
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