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Setting: Regency England
Sensuality: 7

Whitney Stone's teenage crush on a neighbor has her cold, unfeeling father banishing her to Paris into the care of her aunt and uncle. Under their loving guidance, the young woman blossoms into a ravishing beauty and becomes the darling of glittering Parisian society--a fact not lost on the handsome and equally powerful Duke of Claymore, who determines to make her his wife. Despite the duke's fervent interest, Whitney remains fixed on her childhood love. That is, until she finds herself tempted by the Duke--an attraction that both delights and baffles Whitney, causing her to be increasingly wary of what her heart may lead her to do. The Duke suffers no such confusion. He wants Whitney. And he plans to have her, despite a number of obstacles, including the infatuation Whitney seems to have for another; her aunt's growing concerns; and her greedy father's bungling efforts to control his beautiful daughter. But before the Duke and Whitney's plans can reach fruition, they'll have to work their way through a morass of misunderstandings that threaten any hope of a happy ending.

Meticulously researched and set against the background of Regency England's country charms and London society, this classic historical romance boasts a hero and heroine who possess deep passion and strong, independent character, as well as a heartfelt story line that will keep readers turning the pages. Author Judith McNaught has endeared herself to readers with the quality of her writing and Whitney My Love--McNaught's first bestseller--is a not-to-be-missed example of just why her stories are so eagerly awaited by fans everywhere. --Lois Faye Dyer --Ce texte provient d'une �dition qui n'est plus publi�e ou qui est non diponible.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 An almost brilliant study of an abusive relationship, Oct. 16 2001

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Judith McNaught has created a story of an abusive relationship that could have been taken from a psychology textbook (minus the sometimes romanticism).
Whitney , an attractive teenager feels like an ugly duckling although she simply is not fully developed, and her aunt who has come to England to take Whitney to Paris sees her possibilities at once. Brought up by a cold and unfeeling father who had wanted a son, Whitney was never able to fulfil his expectations. She therefore developed a deep minority complex. Consequently she falls in love with Paul who has never showed any interest in her and only sees her deficits -
exactly like her father. That sets up the pattern of her future relationships. Whitney unconsciously thinks herself unworthy to be loved, yet like every human being yearns to be loved. When she comes to Paris, blossoming in to a sophisticated and witty young lady, she meets Nicolas DuVille who would be the love of her life in a real romance. He has all the attributes of a regency hero. He is handsome, aristocratic, rich, urbane and sophisticated. Furthermore he is warm-hearted and caring. When Whitney has her debut, he sees that she gets a good start, and provides her with dancers by asking his friends for a favour. He deeply falls in love with Whitney, but never presses his love on her. He patiently waits for years, and offers her friendship instead of the love he would like to give her. But Whitney is unable to respond to true love which comes without abuse. Finally she finds her true match (although not her true love) in Clayton, Duke of Westmoreland. Just like her he thinks himself unworthy of love (although the book never gives a reason for that). Unable to approach Whitney openly for fear of being rejected by her ( a fear that never bothered the far more self-confident and mature Nicolas)he makes his first move at a masquerade (!) where he doesn't have to show his face or reveal his identity to her. The first encounter is a fiasco. The insecure duke therefore prefers to gain Whitney in an underhanded scheme buying her like a horse from her father. He approaches Whitney again, still hiding behind an emotional mask, not giving away his identity, and not revealing the business-like way he acquired her. The way he makes advances to her is typical. Emotionally to insecure to show his feelings for her, he prefers to sexually harass her. But this is exactly the sort of treatment Whitney is able to respond to. She fights her feelings in the beginning, but she fights an already lost battle. In one of her early encounters with the duke, he beats her up after a quarrel (in an earlier and far more consequent version of the book) and makes amorous advances to her after that.. Her destiny is now sealed. This is the ongoing tune of their relationship: The carrot or the stick. The abusive and dominating behaviour of the duke slowly destroys the spunk and feistiness of Whitney which signified her in the beginning. The hurting culminates when the duke who is mad with jealousy hauls away Whitney from a party to brutally rape her, then stops at last, but only to emotionally blackmail her to submitting to violent and painful sex which he uses as a means to punish her (which is even worse then ordinary rape). He shows all the traces of a borderline personality. Othello must have been one of his ancestors. But it doesn't need a cunning Iago to put Clayton into a cruel fit of rage. The grossest lie delivered by an archenemy of Whitney (something Clayton was fully aware of) will do nicely. After that he eases his bad conscience by sending a cheque and breaking of the engagement, unable to really face his behaviour. That's the coward's way out, but nobody seems to notice that, least of all the duke himself. After an arranged meeting Whitney doesn't believe the duke's declaration of love, and he doesn't show any patience with her plight (not accepting it as a part of his richly deserved comeuppance), but treats her with cold indifference instead. He doesn't need much time to come to terms with himself and detracts himself by pursuing another woman, only a few weeks after that fateful night. When Whitney learns about that, she practically throws herself at his feet. This is one of the saddest scenes in the book because it shows the full impact of the damage that his been done to Whitney in her childhood. Again having refused the faithful and loving Nicolas (he hasn't devoted himself to another woman in the meantime!), she loves the duke even more dearly for what he has done to her. But his is not the end of Whitney's self-inflicted torment. After they have married, they don't live happily ever after. The whole hurting and abuse starts all over again after Whitney has got pregnant. Due to a relatively harmless incident the duke concludes at once that Whitney has betrayed him shortly after he had brutally deprived her of her virginity (!). He makes plans to cruelly revenge himself on her by letting her love her child for one year and then take away the child from her. This sadism left me speechless. After a while he sees the errors of his ways, but is unable to reflect his real problem which remains still unsolved. He comes back to Whitney who awaits him with open arms. This is the end of this depressingly real sadomasochistic story which holds all the fascination of a bloody train accident. And this book is considered to be a romantic classic. A lot of women seem to be stuck in similar abusive patterns which I find quite alarming. As a dark tale of subjugation and emotional and physical abuse I would give it a five-stars review. As a romantic love story I can only give but one star.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 should i be happy for them?!, Janv. 13 2004

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I don't generally tend towards romance novels, but I read this one out of a need for something fluffy...and came away from the experience quite disturbed. Here's a sample of why: in the course of this book, the "hero" spanks the girl, all but rapes her, then (when they finally marry) puts her through further emotional torture with his suspicion that he is not the father of the baby she's carrying. And during this mess, we are to root for this couple? Clayton has serious anger-management and communication issues; Whitney is a wilfull heroine at the beginning, but becomes overly submissive toward the middle. Some of her actions made me want to shake her for being so stupid! Their eventual happiness is unbelievable, and I doubt long-lasting, judging by the pattern of their relationship as depicted in this book.
One last thought: I agree with all the reviewers who said she should have married Nicki...I know I would have.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Whitney, my love, Nov. 9 2006

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I know this review might be of little help for people trying to get a general storyline, but I do not want to change her words by putting them into my own. It has been quite a while since I have read this book, but I kept thinking of it days after and then lent it to my friend who never wanted to return it. It is hard to use words to explain how good those words were. I can honestly say that Whitney, my love is my favorite book and I strongly reccomend it to anyone, even thought you sometimes want to pull out your hair in frustrations and shake the characters for beign so obstinant.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 Yes, it really is that bad.
They say everyone makes mistakes, and JM made hers with this horrid book. I put off reading it for years, despite liking her other books so well (Kingdom of Dreams, Perfect and... Read more

Publi� le Juil 11 2004

5.0�toiles sur 5 Surpasses all others. . .
I read so many romances that I often forget about the characters soon after closing the book. This was not the case with Whitney, My Love. Read more

Publi� le Jui 7 2004 par Amanda Moran

5.0�toiles sur 5 I wish this could made into a movie!
I have always said, that 'Whitney My Love' should be given to boys in highschool, so that they could learn how to properly court or date a woman! Read more

Publi� le Mai 29 2004 par Nicole Garrett

2.0�toiles sur 5 Good Beginning, At Least
Oh, Ms. McNaught, you made me exclaim bitterly a few times over this stupid book. I loved the first few chapters -- LOVED them. Read more

Publi� le Mai 3 2004

1.0�toiles sur 5 I wouldn't give it any stars, but you can't go lower
This novel glorifies the abuse of women -- physical and emotional -- and is disgusting in its portrayal of the devastation and humiliation of a woman as "love. Read more

Publi� le Avril 14 2004 par Booklover

5.0�toiles sur 5 What a story!
I don't usually like stories that make me cry, which is why I stopped reading Danielle Steel. This book is definitely an exception to my rule. Read more

Publi� le Avril 13 2004 par B. Mckee

2.0�toiles sur 5 Disappointing
At first the book was awesome. Whitney really made me laugh. But towards the end is a huge disappointment. Read more

Publi� le Mars 1 2004

2.0�toiles sur 5 Sad... (*spoilers*)
I made a commitment, finished the book, and read the reviews, so how do I feel? Depressed...really down. Read more

Publi� le F�v 19 2004

5.0�toiles sur 5 Whitney My Love
This is a grand historical. McNaught manages to touch on every emotion in this book. I laughed, I cried, fell in love, and laughed again. Read more

Publi� le Janv. 30 2004

3.0�toiles sur 5 Drawn Out
This novel could have been so much better. The story just goes on and on about the same point it is trying to make. Read more

Publi� le Janv. 23 2004

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