I know I read this one back in the 70s but I only vaguely remembered it as I read. Boy they wrote romances differently back in 1967. This one had a pretty gothic feel to it. There were five important characters, two men, two women and a grandmother. The other woman got a lot of page time with the hero, and she wasn't truly evil, just not a good match for the hero. The other man of course was decent and kind and really it would be fun to read about him meeting his heroine. The heroine, Lygia, was the waifiest of all waifs. But somehow even with limited face to face time with the hero, Robert, the heroine managed to be the only person who could ever match the tortured hero and bring him happiness. But somehow I just bought into the idea that the hero really loved her.

The book had a bit of a lyrical, misty quality and was an enjoyable read especially if you approached it as an interesting trip to the writing styles of the past. ( )