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The painter's daughter / Julie Klassen.
"In 1815, a painter's daughter on the north Devon coast agrees to marry a stranger to avoid scandal, but her choice is complicated by the return of a former lover and a growing affection for the husband she barely knows."-- Provided by publisher.
1815. Sophie Dupont assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. Along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets, she meets Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful. Captain Stephen Overtree, home on leave, is sent to find Wesley. He's startled to recognize Sophie from a miniature portrait-- one of Wesley's discarded works. When he realizes Wesley has left her with child, Stephen proposes to save Sophie from scandal. At the family estate of Overtree Hall, Sophie finds herself torn between the father of her child and her growing affection for the husband she barely knows.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780764216022
- ISBN: 0764216023
- ISBN: 9780764210723
- ISBN: 0764210726
- Physical Description: 458 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes discussion questions. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Romance fiction. Regency fiction. Christian fiction. Religious fiction. Fiction. Historical fiction. Religious fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | F KLASSEN (Text) | 000132579 | Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"In 1815, a painter's daughter on the north Devon coast agrees to marry a stranger to avoid scandal, but her choice is complicated by the return of a former lover and a growing affection for the husband she barely knows."--
1815. Sophie Dupont assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. Along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets, she meets Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful. Captain Stephen Overtree, home on leave, is sent to find Wesley. He's startled to recognize Sophie from a miniature portrait-- one of Wesley's discarded works. When he realizes Wesley has left her with child, Stephen proposes to save Sophie from scandal. At the family estate of Overtree Hall, Sophie finds herself torn between the father of her child and her growing affection for the husband she barely knows.
1815. Sophie Dupont assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. Along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets, she meets Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful. Captain Stephen Overtree, home on leave, is sent to find Wesley. He's startled to recognize Sophie from a miniature portrait-- one of Wesley's discarded works. When he realizes Wesley has left her with child, Stephen proposes to save Sophie from scandal. At the family estate of Overtree Hall, Sophie finds herself torn between the father of her child and her growing affection for the husband she barely knows.