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| − | [[Category:1949 Releases]][[Category:Category Romance]] | + | [[Category:1949 Releases]][[Category:Category Romance]] |
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| valign="top" | '''Release Month''' || 1949 (US) | | valign="top" | '''Release Month''' || 1949 (US) | ||
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| − | | colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance|Harlequin Romance]] Series #''' | + | | colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance|Harlequin Romance]] Series #19''' |
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| Valign="top" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[Rebel Of Ronde Valley]]'' | | Valign="top" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[Rebel Of Ronde Valley]]'' | ||
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| valign="top" | '''Followed by''' || ''[[Flame Vine]]'' | | valign="top" | '''Followed by''' || ''[[Flame Vine]]'' | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance|Harlequin Romance]] Series #112''' | ||
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| + | | Valign="top" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[The Flesh Of The Orchid]]'' | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Followed by''' || ''[[Beyond The Blue Mountains]]'' | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance|Harlequin Romance]] Series #287''' | ||
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| + | | Valign="top" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[Colonel Blood]]'' | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Followed by''' || ''[[Bright Path To Adventure]]'' | ||
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* '''Author''': [[George Albert Glay]] | * '''Author''': [[George Albert Glay]] | ||
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This is the story of a woman who tried to live without love. Gina, beautiful American girl, goes to the Phillipines to become the bride of a man she scarcely knows. Although a life of luxury lies ahead of her, Gina's desires are not stilled and she cannot resist playing with fire in the shape of the tauntin, handsome Vicente and the strong-bodied native boy with whom there are midnight swims in the pool. This is a strong, powerful novel that sets a woman's problems in strong relief against the exotic, indolent background of the Phillipines and the perfect life led by the wealthy islanders. But with the coming of the Japanese, Gina has to choose whether she will die honourably or survive shamefully and all her instincts cry for survival. | This is the story of a woman who tried to live without love. Gina, beautiful American girl, goes to the Phillipines to become the bride of a man she scarcely knows. Although a life of luxury lies ahead of her, Gina's desires are not stilled and she cannot resist playing with fire in the shape of the tauntin, handsome Vicente and the strong-bodied native boy with whom there are midnight swims in the pool. This is a strong, powerful novel that sets a woman's problems in strong relief against the exotic, indolent background of the Phillipines and the perfect life led by the wealthy islanders. But with the coming of the Japanese, Gina has to choose whether she will die honourably or survive shamefully and all her instincts cry for survival. | ||
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| + | ==Publication History== | ||
| + | * '''1949''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#19]]) (US Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''1951''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#112]]) | ||
| + | * '''1954''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#287]]) | ||
==Cover Variation (By Release Date)== | ==Cover Variation (By Release Date)== | ||
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-HR0019-1949-George Albert Glay.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|1949 <br\>US Edition]] | | [[Image:Book-Cover-HR0019-1949-George Albert Glay.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|1949 <br\>US Edition]] | ||
| + | <!--| [[Image:IMAGE NEEDED|125x197px|thumb|left|1951 <br\>US Edition]] | ||
| + | | [[Image:IMAGE NEEDE|125x197px|thumb|left|1954 <br\>US Edition]]--> | ||
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Revision as of 22:47, 28 May 2011
| By George Albert Glay | |
| Publisher | Harlequin Romance #19 |
| Release Month | 1949 (US) |
| Harlequin Romance Series #19 | |
| Preceded by | Rebel Of Ronde Valley |
| Followed by | Flame Vine |
| Harlequin Romance Series #112 | |
| Preceded by | The Flesh Of The Orchid |
| Followed by | Beyond The Blue Mountains |
| Harlequin Romance Series #287 | |
| Preceded by | Colonel Blood |
| Followed by | Bright Path To Adventure |
- Author: George Albert Glay
- Publisher: Harlequin Romance #19
- Year: 1949
Book Description
This is the story of a woman who tried to live without love. Gina, beautiful American girl, goes to the Phillipines to become the bride of a man she scarcely knows. Although a life of luxury lies ahead of her, Gina's desires are not stilled and she cannot resist playing with fire in the shape of the tauntin, handsome Vicente and the strong-bodied native boy with whom there are midnight swims in the pool. This is a strong, powerful novel that sets a woman's problems in strong relief against the exotic, indolent background of the Phillipines and the perfect life led by the wealthy islanders. But with the coming of the Japanese, Gina has to choose whether she will die honourably or survive shamefully and all her instincts cry for survival.
Publication History
- 1949 - Paperback Release (Harlequin Romance #19) (US Original Release)
- 1951 - Paperback Release (Harlequin Romance #112)
- 1954 - Paperback Release (Harlequin Romance #287)
