The Car of Destiny by C. N. and A. M. Williamson

Description

The story opens in Biarritz, where the narrator persuades himself that the pretty woman everyone keeps pointing out is not simply a tourist but a piece of the scandal attached to a king. Courtship by pursuit makes a quick convert of him, and he sets off across the Pyrenees with virtually no plan other than to stay close, through orange towns and Moorish courtyards, in a car that develops opinions of its own.

He is neither the first nor the last man to want that particular lady’s company, and she is running an errand that keeps her two strides ahead of trouble. Matters that begin as a flirtation harden into something with real stakes, and while the speed increases so do the obstacles: a jealous rival, divided loyalties, and a country whose own old intrigues keep crashing into the road ahead.

Why this road-romance endures

• A book written when the motorcar was still exotic, with breakdowns, garages and adventure lovingly described as part of the journey.
• Spain evoked in sherry towns, sierras and old romance, with the pursuit spiraling toward a finale at full speed.
• A heroine who is never quite where her pursuer expects her to be.

About This DodaBooks Edition

All 41 chapters are reset in clean, continuous type with a working index for comfortable reading.