Virago Modern Classic Book Club: Mary Lavelle by Kate O’Brien

Virago Modern Classics Book Club
February 2020
Mary Lavelle
by Kate O’Brien
Mary Lavelle
by Kate O’Brien
Mary Lavelle, a beautiful young Irish woman, travels to Spain to see some of the world before marrying her steadfast fiance John. But despite the enchanting surroundings and her three charming charges, life as governess to the wealthy Areavaga family is lonely and she is homesick.
Then comes the arrival of the family's handsome, passionate - and married - son Juanito and Mary's loyalties and beliefs are challenged. Falling in love with Juanito and with Spain, Mary finds herself at the heart of a family and a nation divided.
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