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Beyond the Sunrise

Beyond the Sunrise

EspionageHistorical Fiction
Pages
398
Published
1992
Language
English

Synopsis

Set during the Napoleonic Peninsular War in Portugal. Jeanne (known in Portugal as Joana da Fonte, Marquesa das Minas) and Robert Blake, a British army captain and spy, were childhood sweethearts torn apart by their different stations — she believing him dead of smallpox. Reunited years later behind enemy lines, only he recognizes her, and they must navigate espionage, old wounds and rekindled feeling to survive the war.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseEmotionalAdventurous
Second ChanceRevengeBetrayalSurvival

Genres

Espionage Historical Fiction Historical Romance Regency Romance

About the author

M
Mary Balogh

Mary Jenkins was born on 1944 in Swansea, Wales, UK. After graduating from university, moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, to teach high-school English, on a two-year teaching contract in 1967. She married her Canadian husband, Robert Balogh, and had three children, Jacqueline, Christopher and Sian. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, music and knitting. She also enjoys watching tennis and curling. Mary Balogh started writing in the evenings as a hobby. Her first book, a Regency love story...

Characters

Jeanne de GuesclinProtagonist
All characters in Beyond the Sunrise

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book belong to a series?

    This is a standalone novel and is not part of any larger series or connected universe.

  • How does the relationship between the main characters evolve after their initial separation?

    The narrative centers on a reunion where one character recognizes the other, but the second character remains unaware of their shared history because they were previously misled to believe their partner had died.