Belief misplaced ([Book Blurb Friday #50]

Lovingly reared on fairy tales, all with happy endings, and then when just thirteen discovering the sumptuous language of Angela Carter, Eloise was confident she knew what to expect when she agreed, three years later, to become the concubine of Philip Charterhouse.

But books cannot, as everyone eventually discovers, compensate for lack of experience.   And Eloise had never read the books that might have even partly prepared her for what Philip expected.

Within a summer she knew she had to escape, and would need help to do so, but was Philip’s younger brother Joseph the man to trust, or should she rely on the practical assistance which Ben the stable lad had hinted might be on offer?

Alternatively, was Philip’s now-pregnant wife the one to truly show her the way to freedom?  

Week #50’s response to Lisa Ricard Claro’s Book Blurb Friday challenge and Ashley Ortiz’ fairytale photograph. Each week Lisa posts a photograph which represents a book cover.   Participants are challenged to “Write a book jacket blurb (150 words or less) so enticing that potential readers would feel compelled to buy the book”  http://www.writinginthebuff.net/p/book-blurb-friday.html

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