231 pages
English language
Published Feb. 2, 1993 by St. Martin's Press.
Escapade
Jane Aiken Hodge: Escapade (1993, St. Martin's Press)
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- 978-0-312-09799-8
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Charlotte Comyn, the 17-year-old heir to a banking fortune, rejects the marriage proposal of childhood friend John Thornton and runs away to London. There, Charlotte meets Beth Prior, friend of her mother, actress, and member of the demi-monde. Beth sees Charlotte as the perfect cover for her role as a spy, and the two set off for Palermo, Sicily. In Sicily, the two become embroiled in political intrigue, and Beth begins to question her involvement in British politics.
Charlotte and Beth find adventure and romance in Palermo amid the glittering stage lights and hidden agendas of the aristocracy
Subjects
- British -- Travel -- Italy -- Sicily -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
- Young women -- England -- Fiction
- Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction