Hardy, Thomas
Desperate Remedies (Penguin Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140435238
- author:
- Hardy, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Pages:
- 512
- Genre:
- 19th century fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Desperate Remedies is a complex and intriguing tale of love, blackmail, and murder set against the backdrop of country life. Cytherea, a young woman, finds herself entangled in a web of relationships when she discovers that her beloved Edward Springrove is already engaged to his cousin. As she navigates this difficult situation, she comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's manipulative steward, Manston, whose presence adds a layer of tension and surprise to the story.
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