Bride of Tancred by Pearson, Diane - 1973

Bantam Books. Good. 1973. Second Printing. Paperback. The spine and both covers, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. All three page edges are yellow stained. The lower third of the front cover has a diagonal crease leading to the spine where the spine's glossy paper is peeling at the hinge. The front cover on the middle page edge is torn and a bit crumpled just below the diagonal crease. The bottom of the front cover has a series of horizontal creases. The rest of the book is in nearly perfect shape. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 172 pages; Miriam Wakeford was full of hope when she arrived to take up her new appointment as needlewoman and companion in the bleak, windswept house of Tancred, high on the South Downs. Her strict Quaker upbringing was no preparation for the experiences which awaited her there... John Tancred, a widower with a scarred face, was a mysterious, moody figure, frequently harsh and sometimes surprisingly kind. His young daughter, Esmee, seemed unbalanced...John Tancred's mother was an imperious old lady who ruled the decaying mansion from her wheelchair. Above all, the atmosphere was filled with the evil, violent presence of John's dead father, Richard, who by his excesses had brought ruin, infamy and tragedy to the name of Tancred. Will combine shipping on more than one book. .