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Original Title:	The Light Heart
ISBN:	0884119513 (ISBN13: 9780884119517)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Williamsburg #4

The Light Heart (Williamsburg #4) Hardcover | Pages: 341 pages

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Title	:	The Light Heart (Williamsburg #4)
Author	:	Elswyth Thane
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 341 pages
Published	:	November 1st 1997 by Amereon Limited (first published 1947)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Historical Romance

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Lovely Phoebe Sprague, of Williamsburg, Virginia, became engaged to her childhood sweetheart just before she set sail for England - where she fell headlong in love with Captain Oliver Campion. But in 1902 a betrothal was almost as binding as marriage, and Phoebe, who meant to abide by her promise, changed her mind too late. There was noting that either Phoebe or Oliver could do about it; separated initially be convention, they were soon to be whirled apart by the tumultuous events of history itself. In telling this fascinating story of two great loves, Miss Thane presents the reader with a brilliant and crowded panorama of the carefree days in England and Europe before 1914. The saga which she unfolded in Ever After, Yankee Stranger and Dawn's Early Light is here carried forwarded more ably than ever in the recreation of a glowing, unforgettable era, when Europe still danced, society was still glamorous, and tragedy wore a smiling mask.

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Ratings: 4.34 From 419 Users | 23 Reviews

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After having watched the tv-series Downton Abbey I felt like reading another version of life in England during WW1. Surprisingly, this book turned out better than I remembered. I have always found this one to be one of the weaker of the series but dispite the somewhat primitive writing style - or perhaps it was the translation - it was a nice read. I suppose the story line with duty versus love and marriages of convenience is a more adult topic that is hard to grasp for a teenager.DK: Lykkelige

The quality of the writing, historical background, story telling, and multiple characters are all top notch. However, I could never warm up to Phoebe, one of the two main female protagonists, and didn't much like her. That detracted from this otherwise superb book for me.

This was not only my favorite of the Williamsburg series, but has remained one of my favorite books of all time! My copy of the book has places that just fall open from where I've read and re-read favorite portions.Young Phoebe always tries to do the right thing--even accepting a proposal from a man she knows the family expects her to marry. When she travels to England to visit some relatives, she meets dashing Oliver who is also engaged to be married. The two of them fall instantly in love but

Loving this series. I know the writing and attitudes are old fashioned, but the writer tells a story well, and her description of the sinking of a ship was well done.

Oliver Campion. Sigh. Thane wrote him so well and he's been my hero since I first read these back in high school.This is my favorite book in the series and if you were a Downtown Abbey fan you will appreciate the English country house parties, clothing descriptions and the tale of star crossed lovers. Fans of this series frequently wish it could have come to life on the screen, so at least we have a family friend from Masterpiece Theater.

Another great Williamsburg series books. You cannot but love Phoebe and her trials and adventures. I have loved these books for more than 20 years, and rereading them now still convinces me that Elswyth Thane was a fabulous author, who can describe love and the challenges of the very early 20th century (with the death of the Victorian ear) in so many exact details. Hats off to her and her talent for research and integrating the historical and minute details of the 1st World War, the German

7/10/17: One more thing... I forgot to mention that the real thrill of this story is how Thane can describe an emotion like love. She has an uncanny ability to get the riotous storm down on paper and not make it sappy. Rating: 5 starsUpdate: Still my favorite. Some slight issues, but I was more willing to overlook them and be forgiving because of how caught up I was in Phoebe and Oliver's star-crossed story. So many different chords were struck for me re-reading. Various themes had more meaning