The Present
The Present by Johanna Lindsey is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on November 9, 1999. This 352-page novel unfolds as the Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, where an anonymous gift—a journal—arrives, recounting a passionate love affair between Christopher Malory, the second Marquis, and a gypsy beauty named Anastasia. The narrative explores themes of love and societal constraints, as Anastasia seeks a match outside her prearranged marriage, setting the stage for a tale of romance and longing.
Readers will find a rich historical backdrop intertwined with elements of fiction and romance, as the story delves into the complexities of love across social divides. The journal reveals the struggles and desires of its characters, highlighting the transformative power of love during a time of celebration. As the Malory descendants reflect on the lessons from this past romance, the narrative offers insights that resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of love.
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As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, a mysterious present arrives anonymously. The gift is an old journal — a tender and tempestuous account of the love affair between the second Marquis, Christopher Malory, and a dark gypsy beauty named Anastasia, who seeks a love match with a non-gypsy in order to save herself from a prearranged marriage to a brute. Though the dashing English lord Anastasia sets her sight upon burns for the exquisite, exotic miss, Christopher could never consent to wed such a lowborn lady. But miracles have been known to happen in this season of peace and giving and love, as two extraordinary people seperated by cicumstance of birth begin a passionate dance of will and wiles. And in the miraculous blossoming of a glorious romance at a long ago Christmastime, there are wise and well-learned lessons that will enrich the hearts of the Malory descendants — and, indeed, of everyone who has ever dreamed.
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