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Through a Glass Darkly (Through a Glass Darkly #2)

Karleen Koen

Paperback | Pages: 674 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 10292 Users | 822 Reviews

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Original Title:	Through a Glass Darkly
ISBN:	1402200447 (ISBN13: 9781402200441)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Through a Glass Darkly #2, Tamworth Saga #2

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Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: the extraordinarily beautiful fifteen-year-old noblewoman, Barbara Alderley; the man she adores, the wickedly handsome Roger MontGeoffry; her grandmother, the duchess, who rules the family with cunning and wit; and her mother, the ineffably cruel, self-centered and licentious Diana. Like no other work, Through a Glass Darkly is infused with intrigue, sweetened by romance and awash in the black ink of betrayal.

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Title	:	Through a Glass Darkly (Through a Glass Darkly #2)
Author	:	Karleen Koen
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 674 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2003 by Sourcebooks Landmark (first published July 12th 1986)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Historical Romance. European Literature. British Literature. Literature. 18th Century

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Through a glass darkly, by Karleen Koen, is a profoundly depressing, gorgeously written, epic historical fiction set in the beginning of the 18th century in England and France. This story will rip your heart out so beware, before you dive in.When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.In the beginning of this novel, we meet fifteen year old Barbara Alderley, the cherished grandchild of illustrious English nobility, the Duke and Duchess of Tamworth. She

I loved the first two thirds of this book. Set in and around the English and French courts of 1715/16, its a real romp of a read with snobs, bitches, dandies, bawdiness, double dealings, betrayals, scandals, duels, crazy wigs and pots and pots of rouge. The story may centre around the marriage of 15 year old Barbara to the much older and wealthier Roger, but its her mother Diana, the beautiful, slutty, scheming daughter of the Duchess of Tamworth, whos the early scene stealer, as she screams,

This was both very good and very disappointing at the same time. I couldn't put it down, but neither did it give me happy, cheerful feelings.This is the story of the maturing of a young girl, Barbara, in 18th century England. She has a passionate loving nature and though of the upper class, does not always abide by the typical conventions and standards all the time. All her life she has been distantly in love with a man who served her very famous grandfather, and one day, her very selfish and

When a book written about the year 1715 has a character blurting, "I shall be right back," you know you are about to get a mixed bag of history and modern culture. "Being right back" was not a phrase that the 18th century was in any way familiar with. The book was peppered with these little modern colloquialisms - not enough to cause me to stop reading, exactly, but enough to pull me out of the illusion of the past. It makes me think of the 2005 Pride and Prejudice, the scene in which Elizabeth

After some grappling and soul-searching, I have finally decided not to finish this book. As Karen said in her review, there's nothing wrong with indulging in a trashy novel occasionally, but 750 pages is a big investment for trash.This book reminded me of some of the Philippa Gregory books I've tried to read and abandoned, although I did find the characters here slightly more interesting. Barbara, a beautiful (how could she not be?), headstrong (naturally) 15-year-old is engaged to 40-something

I am so depressed after reading this. I don't think I have ever read anything more depressing. It seemed to be well researched, but my guess would be that the author chose only the unknown things that would shock people. Like a french princess who was so vile and filthy that she reeked. She burped loudly in front of anyone, her teeth were rotten and she felt herself above a chamber pot so she would relieve herself standing wherever she was. But that had nothing at all to do with the plot.Ick! I

I read this first 20 years ago (yes, I am that old). And I remembered it so fondly because I was in France at the time and this was one of the few novels in English that I read while I was there. It was such a relaxing way to spend a day at the beach, doubly so because all the rest of the time I was there I was having to work in my second language, which I wasn't nearly so strong in. So, I reread it and it was a very different experience this time. It's still a really fun and well-written novel,