Helpful votes received on reviews & lists:
88% (14 of 16)
Nickname: cynbay49
Location: A small rural village in the English Midlands
In My Own Words:
I am from the US but have lived in England for many years in a tiny, remote and ancient village in the English Midlands. I read widely in history, politics and fiction with a weakness for romance and, most particularly, regency-set novels.
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Reviews
Reviewer Rank: 7,350 - Total Helpful Votes: 14 of 16
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One of my all time favourite Regency writers, Barbara Metzger has done it again! It's always harder to write comedy than tragedy and Metzger's talent shines through another of her clever farces. Weddded Bliss is about a twice-widowed earl who needs a mother for his long neglected young sons; indeed the Earl of Rockford thinks they are cuckoos in the nest. Alissa Henning (really Lady William Henning - wife of a deceased disowned son of a Duke) is a loving and devoted mother of two young sons. Well, hey presto - we have the makings of the perfect match and a wonderful story of step families, parenting and an inadvertent and unexpected love. Amongst the things I particularly admire… Read more
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If you like easy to read, but skilfully written holiday novels, then this is for you! It does just what it says on the label - entertains and amuses and is perfect for the beach or a plane journey. It's the story of a "virtual assistant" (e.g. on-line secretary) who is sent to the far north of the Scottish Highlands in the cold and snow of the early winter to sort out a failing woollen mill. Our heroine encounters a cast of characters who range from the sensible to the sublimely impossible and, of course, she has a silly boyfriend whom she eventually dumps for a rich, sexy, gorgeous businessman. Fforde's stories are always a pleasure: not great literature but very satisfying escapist… Read more
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I have read all of Elizabeth George's novels after watching the BBC series based on them. This one was a real dud as far as I was concerned. The plotting was thick and full of dead ends and the story populated by characters who never caught my imagination. And although the author does a pretty good interpretation of ordinary daily life in odd corners of Britain (in this case Guernsey) she still just misses making her characters believably British for me. Although Barbara Havers is the UK equivalent of "trailer park trash", she is without doubt the most successful of George's regulars and I think she is a truly memorable character. However, when it comes to rich, titled,… Read more
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