No coincidence then that I am visiting the north shore home of the pioneer lifestyle innovator, an author of three books, photographer, Buddhist and cook. But that miserable, grey mirage was rapidly being replaced by blue skies and some dynamic Aussie innovation. I had just returned from Blighty and possibly that greasy pie and chips I had succumbed to on Cromer pier still lingered on my taste buds. I recall feeling rather smug and proud of my Antipodean roots. Gazing out onto an azure ocean, sand between my toes and a plate of something exquisite – with eggs sunny-side up! Stepping straight off the beach after a swim, swathed in a sarong and sitting at a rustic table, my straw hat swinging from the back of a mismatched chair, surrounded by paintings that could have been the work of Duncan Grant or Vanessa Bell. To claim her uncle's unexpected bequest she must marry by her next birthday, which leaves only two months to find a malleable mate. So today I am remembering the first time I breakfasted at The Bathers Pavilion. alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780380806317 An Unexpected Husband Against her better judgment, Lady Gillian Marley needs to find herself a husbandand quickly. It became a Sydney icon and The New York Times wrote it up as the quintessential Australian experience. (Nov.Image from the book The Maverick Soul by Miv Watts with Hugh Stewart.īy this time both city and beach were well acquainted with her tribulations and could not wait to beat a path to the door. The Husband List (Effington Family Book 2) (English Edition) eBook : Alexander, Victoria: Amazon. All in all, while this collection doesn't showcase the authors at their best, it contains some serviceable, pleasingly sensual tales. The standout is James's 'A Fool Again.' In her nimble prose, James spins a sweet, playful tale of a young widow whose long-lost betrothed returns to London after seven years to seduce and, this time, marry her. Maxwell's 'Nightingale,' meanwhile, is notable for its high sensuality quotient, but it's burdened by an excess of contrived plot twists. Alexander's 'The Trouble with Charlotte' and Carlyle's 'Much Ado About Twelfth Night' are both predictable confections full of stock characters who don't leave much of an impression. Unfortunately, this premise proves too limiting, as the formulaic offerings tend to meld in the reader's mind.

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