A Comfortable Wife

by Stephanie Laurens

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Miss Antonia Mannering had made plans, and Lord Philip Ruthven played a large part in them. They had been childhood friends, but had not seen each other for years. She knew Philip was popular with the ladies, but he had never married any of them. Wouldn't he now be ready for a wife? If she could prove to him that she could run his home, not disgrace him in Society and be a comfortable wife for him, surely he would be prompted to propose to her. That they might fall in love had never occurred show more to her! show less

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Something I really like about Stephanie Laurens books are that her female characters are never flighty or cowardly. Antonia, her female lead here, is portrayed as very astute and knows her own mind. Her pursuit of Philip is enjoyable as is the fun watching him turn the tables and pursue her.

A rather tame book when compared to Laurens Cynster novels yet very enjoyable for me all the same.
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Antonia era una joven con muchos planes y en ellos, Lord Philip Ruthven jugaba un papel muy importante. Aunque llevaba muchos años sin ver a su viejo amigo de la infancia, sabía que a Philip no le habían faltado acompañantes femeninas. Pero no se había casado y ya era hora de que lo hiciera. Si se las arreglaba para demostrarle que era capaz de dirigir su casa y de no dejarle en mal lugar en público, Antonia estaba segura de que él le propondría un trato adecuado y práctico para ambos. Lo que no había previsto era que sus corazones fueran parte del trato...

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Stephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. Her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she eventually received a Ph.D in biochemistry. She and her husband moved to London for four years where they worked as research scientists. They returned to Melbourne where she worked in the field of cancer show more research and eventually ran her own research laboratory. She began writing romance novels as a hobby, but due to her success she became a full-time novelist. Her first book, Tangled Reins, was published in 1992. Her other works include the Cynster Family series, the Cynster Sisters series, and the Bastion Club series. Stephanie's book's, By Winter's Light and The Lady By His Side made the New York Times bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
A Comfortable Wife
Original title
A Comfortable Wife
Original publication date
1997-01
People/Characters
Lord Philip Ruthve; Antonia Mannering
Important places
England, UK
First words*
Trente-quatre ans, Hugo, trente-quatre ans !
Last words*
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Celle à qui rien ni personne ne résiste, voilà bien l'épouse à ma convenance.
Original language*
Anglais
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Romance, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PR9619.3 .L376 .C66Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish LiteratureEnglish literature: Provincial, local, etc.
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