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Midsummer Magic

  • 1987 first published
  • 412 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (8 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Catherine Coulter's Midsummer Magic (1987) is a historical romance novel. Much of the action takes place in London England and Scotland. Characters include Frances Kilbracken and Philip Hawksbury Earl of Rothermere. Readers will find themes of manners and customs, Geology, maps and Bibliography.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 29 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 412 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Midsummer Magic

Philip Hawksbury, the Earl of Rothermere, obeying his father's dying wish, hies himself to Scotland to offer for one of the daughters of Alexander Kilbracken, the Earl of Ruthven. Frances Kilbracken, informed of the earl's arrival and his mission, disguises herself as a bespectacled dowd so she won't be the one selected by the young earl. But choose her he does, and for all the wrong reasons. The newly married couple return to England, together but not at all happy. Philip dumps Frances at Desborough Hall, his ancestral estate, and heads back to his old life in London. Ah, but Desborough has a stud farm and racing stable, and Frances is magic with horses. When the earl returns to his home, driven by guilt, he discovers the woman he married has grossly deceived him. What follows is a battle of the sexes that will have you chuckling, maybe even howling with laughter... The Magic Trilogy - 1
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Frances Kilbracken
  • Philip Hawksbury Earl of Rothermere

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Manners and customs
  • Geology
  • Maps
  • Bibliography
  • Periodicals
  • Geological Society of London

Quick answers

Who wrote Midsummer Magic?

Midsummer Magic was written by Catherine Coulter and first published in 1987.

What genre is Midsummer Magic?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Midsummer Magic?

The median edition has 412 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Midsummer Magic?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ransom, The Viscount Who Loved Me and Dragonfly in Amber.

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