The Flame and the Flower
- Published
- 1 January 1972
- Pages
- 502
- ISBN-13
- 9780060531874
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Flame and the Flower (1972) opens the Birmingham family's story at 502 pages and is widely credited as the book that created the modern historical romance genre, following orphan Heather Simmons and Charleston ship captain Brandon Birmingham from a forced marriage to genuine love.
Key facts about The Flame and the Flower
The Flame and the Flower is a novel by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Readers have had it since 1972. It runs to 502 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Flame and the Flower. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780060531874 to find the main one.
The Flame and the Flower is book 1 of 3 in the Birmingham Family series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
That series sits on our historical romance shelf. Meanwhile, Everlasting is the latest published Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book on file, from 30 October 2007.
About Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (1939-2007) was an American novelist widely credited with creating the modern historical romance genre. See every Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book in order.
Its place in Birmingham Family
The Flame and the Flower is book 1 in the Birmingham Family series. It is followed by The Elusive Flame. See the full Birmingham Family reading order.
The Flame and the Flower (1972) is widely credited as the book that created the modern historical romance genre: the first mass-market original romance novel to combine an explicit, extended love story with the sweeping historical-adventure plotting previously reserved for gothic and historical fiction, following penniless orphan Heather Simmons and Charleston ship captain Brandon Birmingham from a forced marriage to a genuine, hard-won love. Its runaway success (Avon's first mass-market original paperback…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780060531874