Look, Listen and Love
by Barbara Cartland
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The death of her beloved father has left artistic and idealistic Tempera and her stunning, scatterbrained stepmother Lady Rothley bereft not only of love but also of money. So when Lady Rothley's womanly wiles attract an invitation from none other than the Duke of Chevingham to join him in the South of France, it's a Godsend. At last, the prospect of a handsome, aristocratic suitor for Tempera's Belle-mere who would keep them both in the style to which they would dearly love to be show more re-acquainted! To arrive without a lady's maid is inconceivable, but to afford one is impossible. So Tempera escorts her Belle-mere in the guise of a servant and attempts to coach her in fine art, the Duke's consuming passion. While her stepmother flirts with Ct e d'Azur society, Tempera contents herself with capturing the local flora's beauty on canvas. And when the flair she inherited from her father captivates and mystifies the magnificent Duke, something stirs in Tempera that she has never felt before. Is it love? Or is it betrayal? show lessTags
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he death of her beloved father, has left artistic and idealistic Tempera and her stunning, scatterbrained stepmother Lady Rothley bereft not only of love but also of money. So when Lady Rothley's womanly wiles attract an invitation from none other than the Duke of Chevingham to join him in the South of France, it's a Godsend. At last - the prospect of a handsome, aristocratic suitor for Tempera's Belle-m re who would keep them both in the style to which they would dearly love to be re-acquainted! To arrive without a lady's maid is inconceivable - to afford one impossible. So Tempera escorts her Belle-m re in the guise of a servant and attempts to coach her in fine art, the Duke's consuming passion. While her stepmother flirts with C te show more D'Azur society Tempera contents herself with capturing the local flora's beauty on canvas. And when the flair she inherited from her father captivates and mystifies the magnificent Duke, something stirs in Tempera that she has never felt before. Is it love? Or is it betrayal?
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Barbara Cartland was born in Edgbaston, England on July 9, 1901, and christened as Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland. With her mother and two younger brothers, she moved to London in 1918 after her father was killed during World War I. In 1920, Cartland began writing society gossip pieces for London's Daily Express. Her first novel, Jig-Saw, was show more published in 1923. Barbara Cartland married Alexander McCorquodale in 1927. In 1929, the couple had a daughter, Raine, who later went on to become stepmother to the late Diana Princess of Wales. Cartland divorced McCorquodale in 1932, and in 1936 married Hugh McCorquodale, a cousin of her exhusband. Cartland has written over 600 books, mostly romance novels for women readers, and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's top-selling author. Cartland's autobiography, I Reach for the Stars: An Autobiography, was published in 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Look, Listen and Love
- Original title
- Look, Listen and Love
- Original publication date
- 1977-05
- People/Characters
- Tempera Rothley; Duke of Chevingham
- Important places
- French Riviera
- Important events
- Edwardian Era
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- (3.50)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
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