The Reluctant Widow

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name = The Reluctant Widow
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author = Georgette Heyer
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Regency, Romance
publisher = Sourcebooks, Inc.
release_date = 1946, 2008
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 384 pp
isbn = 978-1-4022-1351-9
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"The Reluctant Widow" is a romance by Georgette Heyer which describes the story of the heroine Elinor Rochdale who has her life turned upside down when she enters the wrong carriage on her way to be a governess to sustain herself. It was adapted into a movie in 1950.

Plot summary

The heroine, Elinor Rochdale, daughter of a ruined gentleman, accepts the role of a governess to sustain herself. Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor finds herself in the wrong house, required by the sensible, sophisticated Edward Carlyon to marry his profligate cousin, Eustace Cheviot. In a somewhat dazed state, Elinor soon finds herself coerced into becoming the wife of a dying man, the mistress of a ruined estate and a partner in a secret conspiracy to save the family's name in only one night.

Film adaptations

It was adapted into a comedy released in April 1950 directed by Bernard Knowles.

Release details

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Links

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043963/ The Reluctant Widow at IMDB]