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The Rake's Revenge

by Claire Tremaine

Lady Annabelle Esterbrook decides to enliven one of her house parties by seeking a suitable husband for her young niece, Cornelia Faraday. Cornelia, however, considers herself already well-suited with her father's dull curate, St John Drimmer. As Lady Esterbrook proceeds with her plans to celebrate Wellington's victory over Napoleon, Cornelia finds herself more and more in the company of her aunt's lover, the rakish Lord Drax, a gentleman famous for breaking the hearts of those ladies who are foolish enough to fall in love with him. . .

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?