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Romance

The Ten MostRomantic BooksSource: Romantic Novelists Association

Dundee Township Public Library

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Tess of thedUrbervilles

by Thomas HardyTess Durbeyfield is a luminousbeauty who is violated by one

man and forsaken by another,but she refuses to remain avictim. Her struggle to endure

despite the abandonment of her true love, anddespite her desperate attempt to attain happi-ness, propels Tess toward a tragic end.

The ThornbirdsBy Colleen

McCulloughThis is the chronicle ofthree generations ofClearys, ranchers carvinglives from a beautiful, hardland while contending withthe bitterness, frailty, and

secrets that penetrate their family. Mostof all, it is the story of only daughterMeggie and her lifelong relationship

with the haunted priest Father Ralph deBricassart-an intense joining of twohearts and souls that dangerously over-steps sacred boundaries of ethics anddogma. A poignant love story, a power-ful epic of struggle and sacrifice, and a

celebration of individuality and spirit.

Frenchmans CreekBy Daphnedu Maurier

Seeking to escape the stiflingLondon court society, the

beautiful headstrong LadyDona St. Columb flees to herfamily estate on the Cornishcoast. Her new freedom

swiftly brings her into contact with the dash-ingly handsome French privateer Jean Au-brey who sweeps her off her feet and into a

world of adventure on the high seas very dif-ferent from her dull and boring life at courtwith her husband Sir Harry. Together withJean Aubrey and her enigmatic servant, Wil-liam, Lady Dona conceives a daring plan tosteal a ship right from under the noses of theEnglish authorities. The theft enrages theauthorities who make every effort to trap theFrench pirate. However, as the noose beginsto tighten around the lovers, Lady Dona isfaced with the dilemma of duty and childrenwith Sir Harry, or the freedom and excite-ment with Jean Aubrey.

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