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Sophia's passionate devotion - why?, Avril 15 2004
American heiress Sophia Wilson will not allow herself to be presented like a raspberry custard. A pudding on a platter, for all the English gentlemen to sniff and taste, just to see if they relish the flavor. No, she will not - despite her mother's wishes. Hence begins Julianne MacLean's tale "To Marry the Duke." Lively Sophia is a rarity among the haughty, reserved Victorian society. This beautiful young woman totes great American wealth and she perks the interest of the blue-blooded males. However, Sophia positively resents being a display piece, but her mother wants the key to unlock society's lofty acceptance and Sophia will get that key. Yet, Sophia plans to hold out for love. James Langdon, the Duke of Wentworth has Mrs. Wilson's key -- a well-established noble title. He also has a poverty-stricken dukedom. When the Duke of Wentworth views the lovely sultry Sophia, he views through lustful eyes heavily encased in dollars signs. This aloof man also totes enough emotional baggage to give the lovable Sophia her own key -- to Bedlam. And so Julianne MacLean establishes the matrimonial journey of sweet Sophia Wilson and the obscure Duke of Wentworth. Nevertheless, it is Ms. MacLean's writing style that saves this book, for her stereotyped characters are burdensome. Sophia is too happy, too forgiving, and far too understanding when dealing with the bewilderment of her marriage. James Langdon is too remote, too brisk, and far too unconvincing when recalling his traumatic childhood. Yet, MacLean wants us to believe these two people still managed to have a field day in the marriage bed. Whatever! Sorry, this illogicality did not win me over. Nonetheless, Julianne MacLean's writing form is still smooth and clean. A bonus, at the end of the book, the author explains the migration wealthy American women followed at the close of the nineteenth century. These affluent women crossed the Atlantic, arrived on English soil, and were ready to marry into the British upperclass. This gratifying historical note defined the story nicely. Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.
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