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Title: Allegory?
Review: This surprising book might be the product of England's Darkest Hour (an Americanization of Churchill's "Finest Hour.") Penhallow himself might be Hitler or Mussolini. His numerous offspring could represent Axis or occupied nations. It would be a game to try to piece all these elements together, But, I think it's a mistake to try to analyze the book outside the context of WWII. The Blitz had just ended, though I suppose it was difficult to be certain of that; Heyer and her family had just moved into bombed-out London. England had apparently lost a major war. The times were too serious for Regency frippery and I think Penhallow may have been the result.
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