They are forced to part, but never forget each other. She creates a scandal when she becomes infatuated with the family chaplain, Stephen Marsdon, who in turn desires Celia but does not want to break his vow of chastity.

She is headstrong and impulsive innocent but coquettish and can easily attract male attention.

The book then moves back in time to the reign of Edward VI, as lovely young Celia de Bohun and her guardian aunt take up residence with the noble Catholic family of Anthony Browne as 'poor relations.' Celia is a fascinating and believable character, full of contradictions and human failings. The troubles of the present time can only be solved by revisiting a tragedy from the past. Akananda, and it is he who discovers what's wrong with the young couple. Celia's mother, Lily Taylor, has befriended a Hindu guru, Dr. Shortly afterward, strange things begin to occur - Richard begins acting out of character, and Celia starts to have strange fits and visions. In the 1960s, young Celia Marsdon is a rich American heiress who, upon her marriage to English aristocrat Richard Marsdon, goes to live at an ancestral manor in Sussex, England. It spent sixth months on The New York Times Best Seller list and became her most popular novel, as well as her last completed novel. Green Darkness is a 1972 novel by Anya Seton.

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