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FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/12/04, 2:07 PM

Hello.
Can you help us identify a novel about a
young woman who tries to protect her fortune from
her wicked relatives by marrying a wounded
soldier who is expected to die? The woman's
sister engages a Scottish doctor, who says the
patient is addicted to laudanum and probably will
die. But he doesn't! He makes it, and while he
wasn't all that aware of his wedding, he and the
bride later discover they do love each other. The
sister marries the Scot doc.

The patron says she read it recently, in 2003,
and that it was a hardback, white covered book.
She cannot remember which war or the physical
setting, but she thinks it was America. We're
not sure if this was mainstream or Romance.

Thanks for your help!

David Wright
Seattle Public Library
Fiction Department

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FROM: "Sandra Lang" <[removed]@oplin.org>
REC'D: 1/12/04, 3:15 PM

I think this is Mary Jo Putney's novel republished under the title _The
Bargain_ in 1999. A form of the novel was originally published by Signet as
_The Would-be Widow_ published in 1988. Below is a link to the author's
website and the description from her booklist.

http://www.maryjoputney.com/booklist.htm
"The Bargain

A revised and expanded version of an early regency (The Would-Be Widow), The
Bargain tells the story of Lady Jocelyn Kendal, who needs to marry by her
25th birthday in order to receive her inheritance. Impulsively she strikes a
bargain with a wounded officer, Major David Lancaster, but what happens when
you marry a dying man, and then the blasted fellow hasn't the grace to die?
10/99
Excerpt."

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Wright" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Cc: <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
Subject: Soldier on laudanum gets rich wife.

> Hello.
> Can you help us identify a novel about a
> young woman who tries to protect her fortune from
> her wicked relatives by marrying a wounded
> soldier who is expected to die? The woman's
> sister engages a Scottish doctor, who says the
> patient is addicted to laudanum and probably will
> die. But he doesn't! He makes it, and while he
> wasn't all that aware of his wedding, he and the
> bride later discover they do love each other. The
> sister marries the Scot doc.
>
> The patron says she read it recently, in 2003,
> and that it was a hardback, white covered book.
> She cannot remember which war or the physical
> setting, but she thinks it was America. We're
> not sure if this was mainstream or Romance.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> David Wright
> Seattle Public Library
> Fiction Department
>
>
> =====
> "Do not do unto others as you would they should do unto you.
> Their tastes may not be the same."
>
> -George Bernard Shaw
>
>
>
>
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FROM: "Sandra Lang" <[removed]@oplin.org>
REC'D: 1/12/04, 3:21 PM

I forgot to add that _The Bargain_ by Mary Jo Putney is a romance set in the
Regency period and the sister does marry the Scottish doctor.
Sandi Lang
(Who was so excited to have a possible answer, she forgot to sign her
previous post.)
Louisville Public Library
Lousiville, Ohio 44641

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Wright" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Cc: <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
Subject: Soldier on laudanum gets rich wife.

> Hello.
> Can you help us identify a novel about a
> young woman who tries to protect her fortune from
> her wicked relatives by marrying a wounded
> soldier who is expected to die? The woman's
> sister engages a Scottish doctor, who says the
> patient is addicted to laudanum and probably will
> die. But he doesn't! He makes it, and while he
> wasn't all that aware of his wedding, he and the
> bride later discover they do love each other. The
> sister marries the Scot doc.
>
> The patron says she read it recently, in 2003,
> and that it was a hardback, white covered book.
> She cannot remember which war or the physical
> setting, but she thinks it was America. We're
> not sure if this was mainstream or Romance.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> David Wright
> Seattle Public Library
> Fiction Department
>
>
> =====
> "Do not do unto others as you would they should do unto you.
> Their tastes may not be the same."
>
> -George Bernard Shaw
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes
> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/12/04, 3:49 PM

Yes, Sandra, that is it!
Thanks so much, from us, and from our
patron.

David Wright
Seattle Public Library

--- Sandra Lang <[removed]@oplin.org> wrote:
> I forgot to add that _The Bargain_ by Mary Jo
> Putney is a romance set in the
> Regency period and the sister does marry the
> Scottish doctor.
> Sandi Lang
> (Who was so excited to have a possible answer,
> she forgot to sign her
> previous post.)
> Louisville Public Library
> Lousiville, Ohio 44641
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Wright" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
> To: "Fiction_L"
> <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
> Cc: <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
> Subject: Soldier on laudanum gets rich wife.
>
>
> > Hello.
> > Can you help us identify a novel about a
> > young woman who tries to protect her fortune
> from
> > her wicked relatives by marrying a wounded
> > soldier who is expected to die? The woman's
> > sister engages a Scottish doctor, who says
> the
> > patient is addicted to laudanum and probably
> will
> > die. But he doesn't! He makes it, and while
> he
> > wasn't all that aware of his wedding, he and
> the
> > bride later discover they do love each other.
> The
> > sister marries the Scot doc.
> >
> > The patron says she read it recently, in
> 2003,
> > and that it was a hardback, white covered
> book.
> > She cannot remember which war or the physical
> > setting, but she thinks it was America.
> We're
> > not sure if this was mainstream or Romance.
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > David Wright
> > Seattle Public Library
> > Fiction Department
> >
> >
> > =====
> > "Do not do unto others as you would they
> should do unto you.
> > Their tastes may not be the same."
> >
> > -George Bernard Shaw
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus"
> Sweepstakes
> >
>
http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
> >
> >
>
......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the
> archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L:
> http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the
> archives?
> Everything Fiction_L:
http://fictionl.webrary.org

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Their tastes may not be the same.”

-George Bernard Shaw

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes
http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 1/12/04, 10:35 PM

Just so y'all know - Mary Jo Putney's THE BARGAIN is a novel based on one of
her earliest Regency novels, THE WOULD-BE WIDOW. For details on her books,
see www.maryjoputney.com.

Both versions make excellent reading, BTW.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

In a message dated 1/12/2004 4:46:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@yahoo.com writes:
Yes, Sandra, that is it!
Thanks so much, from us, and from our
patron.

David Wright
Seattle Public Library

--- Sandra Lang <[removed]@oplin.org> wrote:
> I forgot to add that _The Bargain_ by Mary Jo
> Putney is a romance set in the
> Regency period and the sister does marry the
> Scottish doctor.
> Sandi Lang
> (Who was so excited to have a possible answer,
> she forgot to sign her
> previous post.)
> Louisville Public Library
> Lousiville, Ohio 44641
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Wright" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
> To: "Fiction_L"
> <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
> Cc: <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
> Subject: Soldier on laudanum gets rich wife.
>
>
> > Hello.
> > Can you help us identify a novel about a
> > young woman who tries to protect her fortune
> from
> > her wicked relatives by marrying a wounded
> > soldier who is expected to die? The woman's
> > sister engages a Scottish doctor, who says
> the
> > patient is addicted to laudanum and probably
> will
> > die. But he doesn't! He makes it, and while
> he
> > wasn't all that aware of his wedding, he and
> the
> > bride later discover they do love each other.
> The
> > sister marries the Scot doc.
> >
> > The patron says she read it recently, in
> 2003,
> > and that it was a hardback, white covered
> book.
> > She cannot remember which war or the physical
> > setting, but she thinks it was America.
> We're
> > not sure if this was mainstream or Romance.
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > David Wright
> > Seattle Public Library
> > Fiction Department
> >
> >
> > =====
> > "Do not do unto others as you would they
> should do unto you.
> > Their tastes may not be the same."
> >
> > -George Bernard Shaw
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus"
> Sweepstakes

FROM: "Sarah Nagle" <[removed]@carverlib.org>
REC'D: 1/13/04, 10:57 AM

I believe this is two books - Mary Jo Putney wrote THE WOULD-BE WIDOW as
a Regency, and then rewrote and expanded it in THE BARGAIN:

http://www.maryjoputney.com/booklist.htm

The Bargain

A revised and expanded version of an early regency (The Would-Be Widow),
The Bargain tells the story of Lady Jocelyn Kendal, who needs to marry
by her 25th birthday in order to receive her inheritance. Impulsively
she strikes a bargain with a wounded officer, Major David Lancaster, but
what happens when you marry a dying man, and then the blasted fellow
hasn't the grace to die? 10/99

Sarah Nagle

Branch Manager and Reference Coordinator

Carver County Library - Chaska Branch

3 City Hall Plaza

Chaska, MN 55318

email [removed]@carverlib.org

Phone: 952-227-7615

Fax: 952-279-5216

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