"Beyond the Rocks: A Love Story" by Elinor Glyn is a captivating romance set in a time when duty often overshadowed desire. The story centers on Theodora, a young woman pressured into marrying the wealthy, yet unappealing, Josiah Brown, securing her family's future. Though committed to the marriage, Theodora secretly dreams of a passionate love, a longing that intensifies after meeting the charismatic Lord Bracondale; her heart is torn between her responsibilities and a yearning for a more profound connection. Torn between her obligations and her desires, Theodora navigates a complex web of emotions and social expectations, struggling to find happiness in a relationship built on security rather than affection, and hoping for a chance at finding the true love she imagines.
Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story
By Elinor Glyn
Bound by duty to a loveless marriage, she unexpectedly finds herself drawn to a captivating stranger, igniting a forbidden desire that threatens her carefully constructed reality.
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About the AuthorElinor Glyn was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. She popularized the concept of the it-girl, and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.
Elinor Glyn was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. She popularized the concept of the it-girl, and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.
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