Melissa by Taylor Caldwell
 
With the publications of her first novel , Dynasty of Death, in 1938, Taylor Caldwell assumed the status of a major American Novelist. Reviewers and readers alike have lavished praise on this and on her succeeding books. Once again, in Melissa, she shows the tremendous vitality of her work and her rare ability to draw readers into the spell of a dramatic and powerfully constructed story. In an atmosphere charged with suspense, and a conflict of wills, a struggle between three vivid and unforgettable people emerges , who must rank amongst the most powerful and striking characters that Taylor Caldwell has yet created.
 
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