{"product_id":"lucile","title":"Lucile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a world where manners rule, what happens when an old love refuses to stay in the past?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucile, known in society as the Countess de Nevers, has wit, charm, and a past she keeps private. Her life is tied to Lord Alfred Vargrave by an old attachment and lingering hurt. Around them, fashionable society in France and England makes its claims, and a careless word can do lasting harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Bulwer-Lytton tells this romance in rhymed couplets, carrying you through drawing rooms and country houses with a lively, rolling rhythm. Matilda Darcy brings an open nature to this worldly company, while the proud Duke de Luvois and socially ambitious Lord Walter Vargrave add pressure. Love and loyalty meet pride, mistaken judgment, and the demands of rank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA woman with depth\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Lucile, whose intelligence and generosity sit beside memories she does not readily share.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull of old love\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow an attachment that binds Lucile and Alfred through old hurt and society’s claims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing rooms under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a polished social world where manners matter and careless words leave lasting wounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA story carried by rhyme\u003c\/strong\u003e – Let the rolling couplets draw you through a romance shaped like a novel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoom to pause\u003c\/strong\u003e – Spend time with a long poem that pauses to comment on the world it portrays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy Victorian poetry, social romance, and stories of old loves meeting again, with room for reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and step into Lucile’s world of guarded memories and lingering love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534737342812,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/07595_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792175155","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/cs\/products\/lucile","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}