Ayala's Angel

The story of a young woman forced to choose a husband from among three unsavory men, the novel is remarkable for its wealth of minor characters and it romantic exuberance. Ayala is attracted to the charming Colonel Stubbs from the moment she meets him in a ballroom in Rome, but Ayala has in her mind an Angel of Light, a man handsome above all others, a prince among men, a man of integrity and honesty, loving and caring, good humored and funny, powerful and respected.