The Six Sisters · Book 3
Deirdre and Desire
- Published
- 1 January 1984
- Pages
- 206
- ISBN-13
- 9780745101774
- Type
- novel

About this book
Deirdre and Desire follows The Taming of Annabelle in 1984, giving the third Armitage sister her own Regency courtship shaped by misunderstanding and pride, in keeping with the pattern Beaton set from Minerva onward. It precedes Daphne in the reading order and runs 206 pages.
Its place in The Six Sisters
Deirdre and Desire is book 3 in the The Six Sisters series. It follows The Taming of Annabelle. It is followed by Daphne. See the full The Six Sisters reading order.
The Six Sisters follows the daughters of the impoverished Armitage family of Hopeworth -- Minerva, Annabelle, Deirdre, Daphne, Diana and Frederica -- as their formidable mother maneuvers each one, in turn, toward a well-married future despite the family's chronic lack of money. Beginning with Minerva , in which the eldest sister catches the eye of a marquess while quietly managing her chaotic household, each novel gives one sister her own Regency romance: a mismatched courtship, a misunderstanding rooted in pride…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780745101774