The Contessa’s Last Dance (English Edition)

An endearing historical romance, the contessa is crafted on Dame Barbara Cartland, who revealed herself to have a very serious side in private during a conversation, forming the basis of this story. Striving for the ‘highest good’, she sets out to make Cupid do his duty by two of her paying guests as she searches for an English gentleman whilst remaining loyal to her lifelong friend, the princess, despite being hampered by her as a result of her excessive jealousy. The unhappiness of the contessa’s generation in connection with the sense of loss experienced as the electronic age takes over and fair play, aspiration and good manners seem set at nought, is palpable. Set against the backdrop of Austria and England, only her amorous paying guests don’t give her future bequests a thought. But who will become heir to the bluebells and country house in England? After all, those from her past all seem to have designs on her fortune. But are any of them actually genuine in giving of their friendship? Will it be thesolicitor, her friend, the accountant, those in her employ, her stepson … or none of these? And what becomes of the true English gent the contessa has been searching for, despite the fact he is American?