LEDUC, Alberta, Oct. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Author Frances Walter takes readers back to the time when marriage isn't about love, when commitment solely involves money, and when women are treated like properties. A book released through Xlibris, The Dowry, vividly portrays this era and introduces one courageous woman who dares defy the norms of society.
Selena Etherington is not an average woman. She fervently disallows anyone to treat her like any other damsels who can be bought, sold, and married with the stroke of an ink. The only daughter of a rich man who owns a large estate, Selena's hand is one that is often asked for marriage. Now arranged to be wed to a man she hardly knows, she cunningly proceeds to discover this man's true intention. She quietly changes society's rules and thwarts a theft's plot to steal her family's wealth.
As motives become clearer, one man's greed turns to murder. All takes a stand to take The Dowry. In the end, who will be strong-willed enough to survive and possess The Dowry? Readers will unravel the mystery in this enthralling tale wrapped with drama, passion, and deceit.
This book will be featured in the California Library Association Book Exhibit in Pasadena, CA, on October 31-November 1, 2009. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
The Dowry * by Frances Walter
Publication Date: April 03, 2009
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 280 pages; 978-1-4257-7340-3
Trade Hardback; $29.99; 280 pages; 978-1-4257-7344-1
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