The Pride of the Peacock

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Victoria Holt takes readers on an exhilarating ride in this mesmerizing classic set in turn-of-the-century England. Raised in the shadow of her family's financial ruin, Jessica Clavering has never been understood or loved at the Dower House. But when a unique inheritance compels her to marry the owner of a fabled opal mine, she leaves her past behind in pursuit of a brighter future in Australia. It's only once they arrive on the far away continent that Jessica starts to uncover her family's dark past.

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"A lovely historical romance." - History and Other Thoughts
"The mysteries drew me in and kept me guessing right up to the end... " - The Good, the Bad and Unread
"It was an enjoyable if not challenging or captivating read, with several gorgeous passages of descriptive prose and a character in Jessica that is cleanly voiced" - I Am Indeed
"The writing is very good, the descriptions wonderful, the characters well defined." - BookLoons.com
"Victoria Holt was one of the very best authors out there... The story is character driven and at times emotional." - Romancing the Book

Author Bio

Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, better known to readers as Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, and Jean Plaidy, is one of the world's most beloved and enduring authors. Her career spanned five decades and she continued to write historical fiction and romantic suspense until her death in 1993.