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Ruins and Romance

by Rebecca Ashley

DIGGING, AMONG THE BURIED RUINS SHE FOUND THE MOST PRICELESS TREASURE OF ALL... Although some considered her spinster life dull. Elinor Wentworth was quite comfortable designing ladies fashions, attending a London rout or two, and listening to the latest on-dits. Still, she couldn't refuse a desperate request fro, her dear friend Victoria to join her in the country. At the family estate. Elinor discovered quite a few things about the upper-class company who had been invited by Victoria's brother. Despite their airs and manners, some were not all they pretended to be. A case in point was handsome Sir Nicolas, whose flattering attentions Elinor thought she could learn to enjoy -- until she saw him in the constant company of his ex-fiancee. Elinor saw enough to believe her eyes, but she might be surprised to discover how deceiving appearances could be...

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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?