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The Tears of Love
First published 1975 · 192 pages
A breathless, vintage romance where a disguised beauty's quest for vengeance melts under the gaze of a dangerously attractive aristocrat.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance is like stepping into a time capsule of pure, unadulterated melodrama. The narrative moves at a brisk, breathless pace, sweeping the reader through a classic tale of hidden beauty and righteous vengeance that inevitably crumbles in the face of overwhelming attraction. The atmosphere is steeped in glamorous escapism, contrasting the dreary reality of sudden poverty with the opulent world of South American aristocracy. The prose is characteristically flowery and earnest, filled with trembling sighs, flashing eyes, and dramatic declarations of feeling. It is a delightfully swoony experience designed for readers who love the comforting predictability of old-school historical romance, where an innocent but fiery heroine matches wits with a brooding, impossibly wealthy hero.
- Mood
- swoony
- tense
- glamorous
- escapist
- Tone
- melodramatic
- earnest
- romantic
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden beauty · enemies to lovers · restoring family honor · irresistible attraction · aristocratic wealth
- The writing
- Flowery, breathless, and heavily reliant on dramatic dialogue and emphatic emotional declarations.
- The arc
- Moves from righteous indignation and grief to overwhelming, undeniable romantic surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave vintage, fast-paced historical romance with high melodrama, innocent heroines, and brooding, wealthy heroes.
Content notes
- grief
- sexism typical of the era
About the book
Her father had died on their way home to England, his career in shambles, his name disgraced by accusations of treason. Now Canuela Arlington and her mother were alone in London in desperate need of money. Canuela would have to find work. Knowing her delicate beauty was sure to provoke unwelcome advances, Canuela pulled her long golden hair back sharply from her face, obscured her dazzling grey-green eyes with huge glasses and dressed in unflattering black.
Her excellent qualifications soon interested an employer: Ramon de Lopez, the handsome Argentine aristocrat, one of the wealthiest men in South America. Canuela trembled with rage at the mere mention of his name: Ramon was an "old friend" of her father's, one of the many who deserted in the crisis. Canuela would repay him for his disloyalty. It would not be difficult to destroy him. If only he were not so wildly attractive....
Description from Open Library.
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