Annabella

by Aileen Armitage

RomanceLarge Print EditionTo the society world she had been born into, Anna appeared to be no more than the shy and lovely daughter of a powerful member of Parliament. Engaged to a young aristocrat, she seemed innocent of the darker side of life and love. But at night, Anna would make the journey into Bellas world a world of passion and avarice, centered in the citys most exclusive club for entertaining gentlemen. And each time, the one man who really loved her would follow, trying desperately to find out what drove her and trying desperately to keep himself from being seduced.

402 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Aka Aileen Quigley, Ruth Fabian, Erica Lindley.

Aileen Armitage was brought up in Huddersfield where her father's family have lived for the past 400 years. Aileen has made use of their story, and that of the town, in her well-known 'Hawksmoor' novels - the series that has earned her a reputation as 'Yorkshire's Catherine Cookson'. After gaining a BA in modern languages, Aileen taught English for ten years. When failing sight obliged her to give up her teaching career, Aileen began writing and had many magazine articles and short stories published before she turned to longer fiction. She has since been widely published in the UK and in the USA. Aileen also lectures on novel writing for writers' seminars and is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio. She is a frequent guest speaker, especially since winning UK Woman of the Year award in 1988. In 2002 she was awarded an honorary D.Litt degree for her contribution to literature. Aileen has four grown-up children from her first marriage. She is now happily remarried to the writer Deric Longden.

Reviews

[Pat Brennan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a hybrid. It's got the typical romance cover, but is really quite a bit more interesting and dark psychologically, but not well developed as a romance.