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A great actress, Isabella Gelle, Comtesse de Vacheron, is invited to spend Christmas at the country home of the Duke and Duchess of Portland. The widowed Isabella and her two children will be honored guests at the family gathering; Isabella has also been asked to present a short program as part of the Chtistmas Day entertainment. Isabella is anxious about accepting the invitation, aware that the Duke and Duchess's grandson, Jack Frazer, is also likely to be present. Years before, at the start of her career, they had been lovers, but they had parted bitterly. Now Isabella is both hoping - and dreading - that Jack will be there. This is one of a series of novels and short stories set… Read more
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