Seasons of the Heart (56 page)

Suddenly, Magda realized that Solange in London was indeed something to think about …Solange could be a great asset to her …Why didn’t I think of it sooner? Solange can bring me the kind of prestige the Hacks will acknowledge. …The niece of a countess …The English love titles. …

The idea was sheer genius.

“You’re perfectly right, Rubin. I think we should ask her right away. You’re very generous to think of it. I’m sorry not to have understood right away … of course I need a friend like Solange. …You’ll phone her then?”

“First thing tomorrow.”

Magda put her head against Rubin’s shoulder. “I love Solange … in spite of the fact she said you’d never marry me.”

“Solange didn’t know how much I love you.”

“No … but I did … I’m the smartest of the three.” She gently nibbled his earlobe.

“Smartest,
and
prettiest. An unbeatable combination …Now get that pile of magazines off the bed.”

Undressing quickly, he got into bed and waited for her. She joined him, pressing her body against his. She felt Rubin grow harder and larger and spread her legs to receive him.

There was no such thing as war, not tonight … not now …With an intensity that startled her, he said, “There’s only you, only Magda.”

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Cynthia Freeman (1915–1988) was the author of multiple bestselling novels, including
Come Pour the Wine
,
No Time for Tears
, and
The Last Princess
. Her novels sold more than twenty million copies worldwide. Born in New York City’s Lower East Side, she moved as a young child with her family to Northern California, where she grew up. She fell in love with and married her grandmother’s physician. After raising a family and becoming a successful interior decorator, a chronic illness forced her to adopt a more sedentary lifestyle. At the age of fifty-five, she began her literary career with the publication of
A World Full of Strangers
. Her love of San Francisco and her Jewish heritage drove her to write novels with the universal themes of survival, love, hate, self-discovery, joy, and pain, conveying the author’s steadfast belief in the ability of the human spirit to triumph over life’s sorrows.

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