Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call-by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Her father is determined to marry her off to arich man-any rich man, no matter how awful. 'Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life.' Catherine feels trapped. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Can a sharp-tongued, high-spirited, clever young maiden with a mind of her own actualy lose the battle against an ill-mannared, piglike lord and an unimaginative, greedy toad of a father? Deus! Not if Catherine has anything to say about it! Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man-any rich man, no mater how awful. Can a sharp-tongued, high-spirited, clever young maiden with a mind of her own actually lose the battle against an ill-mannered, piglike lord and an unimaginative, greedy toad of a father? Deus! Not if Catherine has anything to say about it! Catherine feels trapped.

Catherine birdy book