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Hertugen af Brockenhurst vædder med sin ven om, at han kan ride fra London til York – alene og inkognito. På vejen møder han den unge, smukke Valora Melford, der er på flugt fra sin stedmoder, der vil have hende gift med en gammel baron. Hertugen beslutter at hjælpe hende, og skarpt forfulgt kaster de sig ud i en forrygende flugt til hest for at nå i sikkerhed ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) er den mest produktive forfatter i det 20. århundrede. I alt blev det til over 650 bøger fra Cartlands romantiske hånd. Hun er oversat til 38 sprog, og med mere end 1 milliard solgte bøger på verdensplan er der ingen tvivl om, at Barbara Cartland er en af verdens største romantikere. Cartlands bøger foregår i det finere engelske borgerskab og blandt eksotiske sigøjnere. Kærligheden er lidenskabelig mellem de passionerede helte og smukke heltinder, men gang på gang sættes den på prøve. Dog er sand kærlighed altid stærkest, og der er intet, den ikke kan overvinde.
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Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was a English writer, during her long career, she wrote over 700 books, making her one of the most prolific authors of the 20th century. She sold over 1,000 million copies throughout the world, earning her a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The world's most famous romantic novelist, she also wrote autobiographies, biographies, health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs. She was often billed as the Queen of Romance, and became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues. She started her writing career as a gossip columnist for the Daily Express. She published her first novel, Jigsaw, a society thriller, in 1923. It was a bestseller. She went on to write myriad novels and earn legions of fans, she also wrote under her married name Barbara McCorquodale. Some of her books were made into films. Ever the romantic, during WWII, she served as the Chief Lady Welfare Officer in Bedfordshire. She gathered as many wedding dresses as she could so that service brides would have a white gown to wear on their wedding day. She also campaigns for the rights of Gypsies, midwives and nurses. Barbara Cartland McCorquodale passed away on 21 May 2000, with 160 still unpublished manuscripts, that are being published posthumously.
