(Also Writes As Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr. Pseudonym Of Eleanor Alice Hibbert) "An entertaining historical romance that moves between Victorian England and Australia. At the age of nine Angelet Hanson, daughter of Annora and Rolf of (Midsummer's Eve), and granddaughter of Jake Cadorson ( The Return of the Gypsy), meets Benedict Landson, a young family connection on a visit from Australia. One incident marks her indelibly. At the superstition-laden pool of St. Branok in Cornwall, she is saved from a rapist by Ben. When she and Ben dispose of the attacker's body in the pool, their bond is strengthened. Ben returns to Australia in pursuit of gold. AngeletCadorson ( The Return of the Gypsy), meets Benedict Landson, a young family connection on a visit from Australia. One incident marks her indelibly. At the superstition-laden pool of St. Branok in Cornwall, she is saved from a rapist by Ben. When she and Ben dispose of the attacker's body in the pool, their bond is strengthened. Ben returns to Australia in pursuit of gold. AngeletCadorson ( The Return of the Gypsy), meets Benedict Landson, a young family connection on a visit from Australia. One incident marks her indelibly. At the superstition-laden pool of St. Branok in Cornwall, she is saved from a rapist by Ben. When she and Ben dispose of the attacker's body in the pool, their bond is strengthened. Ben returns to Australia in pursuit of gold. Angelet debuts in London and marries a charming scapegrace, a gambler who will eventually take her to Australia in pursuit of a fortune. There the stage is set for Angelet, by now a widow, and Ben, a putative widower."
