Hardcover Book, The Song of The Siren, Philippa Carr, Mystery, Romance Novel, Historical Fiction, Literature, Suspense

Hardcover Book, The Song of The Siren, Philippa Carr, Mystery, Romance Novel, Historical Fiction, Literature, Suspense

A hardcover book entitled The Song of the The Siren by Philippa Carr (Victoria Holt). As England erupts in violent Jacobite upheaval, two half-sisters — one of surpassing beauty and untamed spirit; the other plain, shy and dutiful — vie for the love of a man and the life of a child.
When the lovely and willful Carlotta, on her way to the home of her suitor Benjie Stevens, is abducted by the dashing Jacobite leader Lord Hessenfield and forced to share his bed, she doesn't dream that the shameful coupling will spiral into mutual passion. But Hessenfield must flee to France, and Carlotta finds herself pregnant with his child. Desperate to save face and future, she marries Benjie and resolves to live happily ever after — until she returns home to find her half-sister Damaris in love with Matt Pilkington, son of the neighboring estate owner. Never one to deny her desires, Carlotta plunges into a torrid affair with Matt, a betrayal that sends the trusting Damaris into a nearly fatal illness, a wasting disease from which only Carlotta's child, the enchanting Clarissa, can save her. With Damaris restored to health and a quiet if empty life, and Carlotta reunited in France with her true love, Hessenfield, it seems that each sister has realized her destiny — until a desperate letter from Paris reveals the terrible price Carlotta has paid for her happiness and begs Damaris to save the child Clarissa from a similar fate.

Eleanor Alice Hibbert (1906 – 1993) was an English author who combined imagination with facts to bring history alive through novels of fiction and romance. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean Plaidy for the fictionalized history of European royalty; Victoria Holt for gothic romances, and Philippa Carr for a multi-generational family saga. A literary split personality, she also wrote light romances, crime novels, murder mysteries and thrillers under the various pseudonyms including Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anna Percival, and Ellalice Tate. In 1989, the Romance Writers of America gave her the Golden Treasure award in recognition of her significant contributions to the romance genre. By the time of her death, she had written more than 200 books that worldwide sold more than 100 million copies in 20 languages. She continues to be a widely borrowed author among British libraries. Her popular works of historical fiction are appreciated by readers and critics alike for their accuracy, quality of writing, and attention to detail.

Size:
8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches
317 pages
Hardcover
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons New York -- 1979 -- Book Club Edition

This book is in used but in near fine condition. It has no rips or tears. The binding is solid and tight. The book's pages clean and crisp. The dust cover is also in near fine condition.

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