Publisher's Synopsis
The Reflections of Ambrosine is a novel written by Elinor Glyn. The book is set in the early 1900s and follows the story of Ambrosine, a beautiful and wealthy young woman who is engaged to a man named Cecil. Ambrosine is not content with her life and longs for something more. She meets a mysterious man named Desmond, who she becomes infatuated with. As Ambrosine's wedding day approaches, she must decide between her duty to marry Cecil or follow her heart and be with Desmond. The novel explores themes of love, duty, and societal expectations. It is a classic romance novel with a twist of drama and suspense.""Everything!"" he said, in a fury, thumping the table so hard that a little Dresden-china figure fell down and broke into pieces on the parquet floor. ""Everything! Your great eyes are always sad. You never take the least interest in anything about any of us. You are docile--yes; and obedient--yes; and when I hold you in my arms I might be holding a stuffed doll for all the response you make. And when I kiss you, you shudder!""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
