The King's General: A Gripping Historical Tale of War and Desire

The King's General: A Gripping Historical Tale of War and Desire

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<p><em>The highly anticipated reissue of the du Maurier classics American fans have been waiting for</em></p> <p>"Daphne du Maurier has no equal."<br /> <strong>Sunday Telegraph</strong></p> <p>As civil war rages across England, the weak prove their courage and the privileged become traitors</p> <p>In this sweeping, bittersweet saga, spellbinding author Daphne du Maurier recreates a most memorable and true love story. Honor Harris was glorious and vivacious. Sir Richard Grenville was a dashing colonel and a knight. They meet on the evening of her eighteenth birthday at the Duke of Buckingham's great ball and fall deeply in love.</p> <p>Soon afterward tragedy strikes and they are separated by betrayal and war. Decades later, an undaunted Sir Richard, now a general serving King Charles I, finds her. Finally they can share their passion in the ruins of a great estate on the storm-tossed Cornish coast—one last time before being torn apart, never to embrace again.</p>