Precarious Fortunes
Precarious Fortunes by Ian Townsend, published by Mandy Townsend Publishing in 2016, is a historical narrative set in 1838. This edition spans 345 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in Harrogate, Europe’s leading spa town, during a time when traditional conventions were being challenged by a more liberal and risqué attitude. The plot centers around Miss Angela Burdett-Coutts, a young heiress known as one of the wealthiest women in England, who seeks refuge from unwanted suitors in London.
Readers will find an engaging tale that intertwines the lives of Miss Coutts and a captain from the 11th Light Dragoons, who arrives in Harrogate on a secret government mission. Their chance encounter leads to an adventure filled with deception, abduction, and extortion. As the narrative progresses, the characters navigate the complexities of their circumstances against the backdrop of a changing society, highlighting themes of fortune and societal expectations.
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Set in 1838, Precarious Fortunes brilliantly exposes life in Europe’s leading spa town of Harrogate, where many conventions of the period were being audaciously replaced by a more liberal and risque attitude. Miss Angela Burdett-Coutts, a young heiress reputed to be the richest woman in England, is heading for Harrogate to seek respite from the unwelcome attention of dishonourable suitors and scroungers in London. At the same time, a captain in the 11th Light Dragoons is despatched to the northern spa town on a secret government mission. A chance meeting between the captain and Miss Coutts sparks the beginng of an intriguing adventure as the pair weave their way through a perilous web of deception, abduction and extortion.
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