by Caroline Stickland (Author)
In British India, Paul Eliot is a wealthy, powerful merchant. In nineteenth century England, where class is all-important, he takes quick offence at the easy self-assurance of men superior in rank, sensing disdain in every word. In revenge, he determines to seduce the beautiful wife of his well-born host and fellow merchant, Gerard Forston. Eliot and Eleanor flee to India, ignorant of the tragic, far-reaching consequence of their thoughtless elopement. Mirroring Paris's escape with Helen of Troy, all those connected with the lovers will be affected as their families are torn apart.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Headline
Published: 05 Jul 2001
ISBN 10: 0747262624
ISBN 13: 9780747262626
Book Overview: A brilliant novel of scandal, intrigue and murder based on the Oresteia and set in Victorian England