Ten years had passed since they joined hands at the high altar of
the old abbey church, ten years since they were handfasted, engaged
to be married. It had been ten years in which Katherine had
finished college, completed med school, and become a doctor. For
ten years they had not seen each other, had not spoken, and had not
written. It was what they had agreed. "I'll find you," Steven had
told her. "In ten years, when we have finished school, when we are
able to marry, I'll find you. Whenever you see a yellow rose,
remember me - remember I love you." For a decade, she had been
waiting, hoping, and praying. Today, on her birthday, a vase of
yellow roses was waiting when she arrived home. Although the action
occurs primarily in New York City, psychologically, the story is
set in a small town in Virginia. Change came slowly to the rural
South in the nineteen-seventies, and attitudes toward women were
most resistant to change. Women were expected to be subservient to
men, to have children, to keep house. A woman was to be above
reproach, and any hint of scandal was met with censure, with
ostracism, with shame. These attitudes threaten to destroy
Katherine and her chance for the life for which she yearns. The
Handfasting is a story of love: love renewed, a suitor spurned, a
vicious attack, and a struggle for healing.
General
| Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2013 |
| First published: |
June 2013 |
| Authors: |
David Burnett
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
250 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4903-2087-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Romance >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4903-2087-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781490320878 |
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