Book: Sylvia's Lovers( Series - Penguin Classics ) A moving tale of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, set in the time of Napoleon, against the tensions of wartime. As the author depicts Sylvia's fateful decision to marry one man while loving the other, she deftly interweaves the eternal themes of jealousy, unrequited love, and the consequences of individual choice.
A was powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, "Sylviaas Lovers" is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. But Sylviaas devoted cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself and, in order to win her, deliberately withholds crucial informationawith devastating consequences.
Details of Book: Sylvia's Lovers( Series - Penguin Classics ) Book: Sylvia's Lovers( Series - Penguin Classics )
Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Shirley Foster
ISBN: 0140434224
ISBN-13: 9780140434224
, 978-0140434224
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1997/06/01
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Number of Pages: 528
Language: English