{"product_id":"the-elopement-paperback","title":"The Elopement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Rees\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Rees's latest novel \u003ci\u003eThe Elopement\u003c\/i\u003e is an elaborately imagined historical novel full of delight and temptation, spanning the luxury and poverty of late Victorian England.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wealthy heiress . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1897. Rowena Blythe is wealthy, entitled and beautiful. As her twenty-fourth birthday approaches, she's expected to marry - and to marry well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unsuitable match . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer parents commission a portrait of Rowena to help cement her reputation as a great society beauty. However, Bartek, the artist's young assistant, is unlike any man Rowena has met before - wild, romantic and Bohemian. While society at large awaits the announcement of Rowena's engagement, it is Bartek who captures Rowena's heart along with her likeness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scandal in society . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRowena knows her parents would never approve of Bartek, who in their eyes is nothing but a penniless foreigner. As her feelings grow, she has no-one to turn to. Dare she risk everything for love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tracy Rees: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a natural storyteller . . .' - Rachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tracy has a rare gift for creating characters you are rooting for from the first page' - Gill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'has such a talent for writing engaging characters who stay with you' - Hazel Gaynor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tracy Rees is at the height of her game' - Rebecca Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracy Rees, author of\u003ci\u003e Amy Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, was the first winner of the Richard and Judy 'Search for a Bestseller' competition. She has also won the Love Stories Best Historical Read award and been shortlisted for the RNA Epic Romantic Novel of the Year. A Cambridge graduate, Tracy had a successful career in non-fiction publishing before retraining for a second career practising and teaching humanistic counselling. She has also been a waitress, bartender, shop assistant, estate agent, classroom assistant and workshop leader. Tracy divides her time between the Gower Peninsula of South Wales and London. \u003ci\u003eThe Elopement\u003c\/i\u003e is Tracy's latest mesmerizing historical romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151622017159,"sku":"9781529098631","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/203f6429230fae8fc79746ceea0ba00f.webp?v=1733208387","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-elopement-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}