Came A Cavalier
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
Set against the sweeping backdrop of Normandy across two world wars, Came a Cavalier chronicles the life of Constance Galt, a young American woman whose chance encounter with a French aristocrat during the First World War sets in motion a story of enduring love, loss, and resilience that spans decades. Frances Parkinson Keyes draws on her intimate knowledge of French culture and landscape to construct a richly textured narrative, weaving together the grand tapestry of European history with the intimate personal drama of a woman caught between two worlds and two eras. Keyes, celebrated for her meticulous research and vivid sense of place, presents Normandy not merely as a setting but as a living, breathing character — its châteaux, its orchards, and its people bearing witness to the passage of time and the devastation of war. Her prose is warm yet stately, appealing to readers who cherish both the romance of the Old World and the moral seriousness of great historical fiction. A novel that asks whether love can truly survive the ravages of history, Came a Cavalier remains a testament to the enduring power of devotion — and leaves the reader wondering whether its heroine will finally find peace in the land she has come to call home.
Author: Frances Parkinson Keyes
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Eyre & Spottiswoode
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
Set against the sweeping backdrop of Normandy across two world wars, Came a Cavalier chronicles the life of Constance Galt, a young American woman whose chance encounter with a French aristocrat during the First World War sets in motion a story of enduring love, loss, and resilience that spans decades. Frances Parkinson Keyes draws on her intimate knowledge of French culture and landscape to construct a richly textured narrative, weaving together the grand tapestry of European history with the intimate personal drama of a woman caught between two worlds and two eras. Keyes, celebrated for her meticulous research and vivid sense of place, presents Normandy not merely as a setting but as a living, breathing character — its châteaux, its orchards, and its people bearing witness to the passage of time and the devastation of war. Her prose is warm yet stately, appealing to readers who cherish both the romance of the Old World and the moral seriousness of great historical fiction. A novel that asks whether love can truly survive the ravages of history, Came a Cavalier remains a testament to the enduring power of devotion — and leaves the reader wondering whether its heroine will finally find peace in the land she has come to call home.