2012, ISBN: 9780750932271

Zebra, 2012. Mass Market Pa. Good. A man's past doesn't have to map his fate, especially when a woman holds th e key to his destiny in this timeless novel by New York Times bestselling … Plus…

Zebra, 2012. Mass Market Pa. Good. A man's past doesn't have to map his fate, especially when a woman holds th e key to his destiny in this timeless novel by New York Times bestselling a uthor and legend in historical romance Mary Jo Putney. . . Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport's prospects cried for a dire end. But fate has given him one last chance at redemption--by taking his r ightful place as the heir of Strickland, his lost ancestral estate. Davenpo rt knows his way around women, yet nothing prepares him for his shocking en counter with Lady Alys Weston. Masquerading as a man in order to obtain a position as estate manager of St rickland, Alys fled a world filled with mistrust and betrayal. She was fini shed with men--until Strickland's restored owner awakens a passion she thou ght she would never feel. A passion that will doom or save them both. . .if only they can overcome their pasts. . . "An enduring classic. . .a towering landmark in romantic fiction that is qu ite simply the very best of the best." --Romantic Times "No one writes historical romance better." --Cathy Maxwell., Zebra, 2012, 2.5, New Directions, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Da Vinci's Bicycle, Guy Davenport's second collection of stories, was first published in 1979, and contains some of his most important fiction. Writte n with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on hi storical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time. They are all people who see the world differently from their contemporaries and therefore seem absurd, like Pablo Picasso in "Au Tombeau de Charles Fourier," Leonardo Da Vinci in "The Richard Nixon Fr eischütz Rag," James Joyce and Guillaume Apollinaire in the marvelous "The Haile Selassie Funeral Train." Hilton Kramer of The New York Times has said , "Davenport's conception of the short story form is remarkable. He has giv en it some of the intellectual density of the learned essay, some of the ly rical concision of the modern poem--some of its difficulty too--and a struc ture that often resembles a film documentary. The result is a tour de force that adds something new to the art of fiction." Esteemed writer and translator Guy Davenport's brilliant story collection, first published in 1979, is recognized today as a classic of American fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time., New Directions, 1997, 3, The History Press, 2004. Paperback. Used; Good. Ex Library. Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. Bookbarn International Inventory #3385779, The History Press, 2004, 2.5<