A Prologue to Love

Taylor Caldwell

Doubleday, 1961 - Fiction - 614 pages

This family saga centers on a wealthy but lonely woman whose fear of poverty and hostility toward the world brings unhappiness to those whose lives she touches.

Contents

• Section 1: 6
• Section 2: 8
• Section 3: 22

About the author

Taylor Caldwell was born in Manchester, England in 1900. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1907. She attended the University of Buffalo. Caldwell began writing stories at age eight. She wrote several best-selling novels including Dynasty of Death, The Strong City, The Sound of Thunder, Bright Flows the River and Answer As a Man. She wrote historical fiction and some of her titles contained religious themes. She also wrote under the pen name Max Reiner. Her memoir, Growing Up Tough, was published in 1971. Her titles won her numerous awards including the National League of American Pen Woman Gold Medal, Buffalo Evening News Award, Grand Prix Chatvain and two International Awards for Book of the Year. She died in Greenwich, Connecticut on September 2, 1985.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Prologue to Love; Book Club edition
• Author: Taylor Caldwell
• Publisher: Doubleday, 1961
• ISBN: 0385032692, 9780385032698
• Length: 614 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General