
The Captive Heart
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The Captive Heart is a 1956 historical romance novel by Barbara Cartland. The story is set in Monte Carlo, Monaco and Nice, France. It features Sabina Wantage, Lord Thetford and Michel. Key subjects include Love Triangle, France and Scotland.
34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.
It runs to roughly 255 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Captive Heart
Wildly excited Sabina Wantage, the eldest daughter of a country parson, is on her way to Monte Carlo. She had come with a sense of excitement and anticipation. How different it all was from the country parsonage she had left in England. Unexpectedly and unbelievably she has become engaged to the awe inspiring Lord Thetford, an equierry to the Prince of Wales. But fate takes a hand. Her chaperone breaks her leg and as Sabina travels alone in the moonlight from Nice to Monte Carlo. It was exciting, though a little frightening to have to ask the help of a band of gypsies on the road. When Michel, the handsome young gypsy she had seen at the tribe's camp, came back into her life again and again, Sabina began to forget why she was in Monte Carlo -- to meet her future mother-in-law and to spend her time with her fiance, the rich aristocratic -- the dull -- Lord Thetford. Sabina's choice is a hard one-a vagabond love, or safety and security, pomp and ceremony, for herself and her family. Unable to think of anyone but Michel, Sabina took the most reckless and dramatic step that a young lady of her station and prospects could possibly take. And then it seemed it was all for nothing -- he had disappeared!
Quick answers
Who wrote The Captive Heart?
The Captive Heart was written by Barbara Cartland and first published in 1956.
What genre is The Captive Heart?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.
How long is The Captive Heart?
The median edition has 255 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Captive Heart?
Readers who like it often enjoy Cotillion, Second Best and Sealed Lips.
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