by Norah Lofts · Hutchinson Lib. Service · tapa dura · ISBN 9780091168100
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«The Lost Ones» (also «The Lost Queen») is the historical novel by Norah Lofts, published by Hutchinson Lib. Service in hardback (280 pages).
Set in 18th-century Denmark, it recounts the life of Caroline Matilda, sister of George III, whose marriage takes her to the Danish throne and whose secret love leads her to disaster. Norah Lofts combines romance and tragedy in portraying, amid pomp and court intrigues, human fragility before the cruelty of an absolute monarchy.
Alternative title: «The Lost Queen». The work was originally published in 1968; this edition is from 1973.
Recommended for readers of historical novels and court dramas set in 18th-century Europe.
