{"product_id":"the-elopement-9781529098631","title":"The Elopement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Rees's latest novel \u003ci\u003eThe Elopement\u003c\/i\u003e is an elaborately imagined historical novel full of delight and temptation, spanning the luxury and poverty of late Victorian England.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wealthy heiress . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1897. Rowena Blythe is wealthy, entitled and beautiful. As her twenty-fourth birthday approaches, she's expected to marry - and to marry well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unsuitable match . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer parents commission a portrait of Rowena to help cement her reputation as a great society beauty. However, Bartek, the artist's young assistant, is unlike any man Rowena has met before - wild, romantic and Bohemian. While society at large awaits the announcement of Rowena's engagement, it is Bartek who captures Rowena's heart along with her likeness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scandal in society . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRowena knows her parents would never approve of Bartek, who in their eyes is nothing but a penniless foreigner. As her feelings grow, she has no-one to turn to. Dare she risk everything for love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tracy Rees: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a natural storyteller . . .' - Rachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tracy has a rare gift for creating characters you are rooting for from the first page' - Gill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'has such a talent for writing engaging characters who stay with you' - Hazel Gaynor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tracy Rees is at the height of her game' - Rebecca Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529098631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Tracy Rees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413568745653,"sku":"9781529098631","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1a92ff7f-2085-4dcc-bff3-0e89baa208bf.jpg?v=1720537697","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-elopement-9781529098631","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}