The Forgotten Country

Luxembourg #4

by Meriol Trevor

Among Napoleon's lesser known activities was matchmaking. Alix, widow of the Prince of Montpierre and known for her elegance and intelligence, seemed to the Emperor a good match for one of his most successful generals, Laroche.
But Alix is loathe to marry anyone, her first marriage not having been happy. An unexpected proposal by the Comte de Berthol - a mere acquaintance but like herself a Luxembourger -- seems suddenly more attractive than submission to the Emperor's plans.
On reaching the Comte's castle at Falkenberg she finds him a more interesting and yet more mystifying personality than she had anticipated. The attempted murder of General Laroche begins a train of events which lead her to discover a depth of emotion she had not known she could possess.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1975

About the author

The prolific Meriol Trevor, BA, FRSL was a writer of novels, biographies, and children's books. A convert to Roman Catholicism, Trevor wrote a two-volume biography of John Henry Newman (The Pillar of the Cloud and Light in Winter) which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1962.

Reviews

[Lynn Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found this along with the other books in the series at my local library and so enjoyed the romantic adventure and danger espionage brings in to the characters lives during the Napoleonic War.