\"Young, handsome and very rich the Marquis of Harlington has justended yet another unsatisfactory love affair that has left him feeling bored with women and resigned to the fact that true love simply doesnot exist amongst the upper class echelons of London, which are hisusual habitat.
Casting around for a speedy escape route he isoffered the prefect exit when the Prime Minister asks him to travel to Egypt and report on the Suez Canal, which is currently underconstruction. Delighted, the Marquis visits his neighbour, LordDurham, and is horrified to overhear him threatening to beat hisdaughter Delisia unless she agrees to an arranged marriage with anugly, but rich French Comte.
Leaving Lord Durham?s house in astate of moral outrage, the Marquis is aware that there is a blueribbon peeping out of the box at the back of his chaise but decidesnot to investigate until he is well away from the wrath of LordDurham. Upon discovering the beautiful Delisia, who is the owner ofthe ribbon and running away from her dreadful father, he agrees totake her with him to Egypt masquerading as his young niece.
ButDelisia is a young woman full of surprises. Not only is she fluent inArabic, she is also intelligent and blessed with the gift of secondsight. Arriving in a politically volatile Egypt, Delisia quicklybecomes indispensible despite her young age. But is the Marquis merely fascinated by her views of life and unusual intellect? Or are hisfeelings deepening into something that he believes would never happento him?\"
\´Young, handsome and very rich the Marquis of Harlington has justended yet another unsatisfactory love affair that has left him feeling bored with women and resigned to the fact that true love simply doesnot exist amongst the upper class echelons of London, which are hisusual habitat.
Casting around for a speedy escape route he isoffered the prefect exit when the Prime Minister asks him to travel to Egypt and report on the Suez Canal, which is currently underconstruction. Delighted, the Marquis visits his neighbour, LordDurham, and is horrified to overhear him threatening to beat hisdaughter Delisia unless she agrees to an arranged marriage with anugly, but rich French Comte.
Leaving Lord Durham?s house in astate of moral outrage, the Marquis is aware that there is a blueribbon peeping out of the box at the back of his chaise but decidesnot to investigate until he is well away from the wrath of LordDurham. Upon discovering the beautiful Delisia, who is the owner ofthe ribbon and running away from her dreadful father, he agrees totake her with him to Egypt masquerading as his young niece.
ButDelisia is a young woman full of surprises. Not only is she fluent inArabic, she is also intelligent and blessed with the gift of secondsight. Arriving in a politically volatile Egypt, Delisia quicklybecomes indispensible despite her young age. But is the Marquis merely fascinated by her views of life and unusual intellect? Or are hisfeelings deepening into something that he believes would never happento him?\´
