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    <![CDATA[Through a Glass Darkly]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><em>&quot;Lives up to every expectation. It's magnificent!&quot;</em><strong><br/> <strong>- Cleveland Plain Dealer</strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Sourcebooks Landmark proudly reintroduces this classic historical novel.</strong></p> <p>Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: the extraordinarily beautiful fifteen-year-old noblewoman, Barbara Alderley; the man she adores, the wickedly handsome Roger MontGeoffry; her grandmother, the duchess, who rules the family with cunning and wit; and her mother, the ineffably cruel, self-centered and licentious Diana. Like no other work, Through a Glass Darkly is infused with intrigue, sweetened by romance and awash in the black ink of betrayal.</p> <p>* Sold 130,000 hardcover and 600,000 mass paperback<br/> * New York Times bestseller for five consecutive months<br/> * A former Book of the Month Club Main Selection</p> <p><strong><u>PRAISE FOR THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: </u></strong></p> <p><em>&quot;A completely involving story...power, greed, family conflict, burning ambition and passion kindle the plot. Readers will be captivated!&quot;</em><br/> <strong>- Publishers Weekly</strong></p> <p><em>&quot;Fast-paced and fun to read!&quot;</em><br/> <strong>- Glamour</strong></p> <p><em>&quot;Engaging, elegant, chock full of sex and gossip.&quot;</em><br/> <strong>- Philadelphia Inquirer</strong></p>]]>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It takes a lot for me to compare a book to Gone With the Wind. This is a sweeping, epic story, with plenty of passion and romance. It's a time period I'm not particularly enamored of, and yet I found myself unable to put this book down. ]]></body>
    
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