The Lost Prince

The Lost Prince by Selden Edwards is a novel published by Dutton in 2012, featuring 436 pages in English. This edition explores the life of Eleanor Burden, who, after a transformative experience in fin de siècle Vienna, faces the societal expectations of her privileged upbringing in 1890s Boston. As she prepares to marry the man chosen for her, Eleanor grapples with the profound loss of her first love and the unique belief that she possesses advance knowledge of significant historical events.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of love, family life, and the tension between predetermination and free will. As Eleanor’s carefully constructed understanding of her future begins to unravel, she must confront her own sanity and the choices that lie ahead. This story intertwines elements of historical fiction and romance, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of life and the power of personal conviction.
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From the author of the beloved “New York Times “bestselling novel “The Little Book, ” comes a novel about a love that is capable of bridging unfathomable distances.
Recently returned from the experience of a lifetime in fin de siecle Vienna, where she met and tragically lost the first great love of her life, Eleanor Burden has no choice but to settle into her expected place in society, marry the man she is supposed to marry, and wait for life to come to her. As the twentieth century approaches, hers is a story not unlike that of the other young women she grew up with in 1890s Boston a privileged upbringing punctuated by a period of youthful adventure and followed by the inevitable acknowledgment of real life except for one small difference: Eleanor possesses an unshakable belief that she has advance knowledge of every major historical event to come during her lifetime.
But soon the script of events she has written in her mind a script described by no less than Sigmund Freud as the invented delusions of a hysteric begins to unravel. Eleanor Burden, at once fragile and powerful, must find the courage of her deepest convictions, discover the difference between predetermination and free will, secure her belief in her own sanity, and decide whether she will allow history to unfold come what may or use her extraordinary gifts to bend history to her will and deliver for her the life she knows she is meant to have.”
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