Mistress of My Fate
Autor Hallie Rubenholden Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iun 2014
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ISBN-13: 9781455511792
ISBN-10: 145551179X
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 145551179X
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
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Notă biografică
Hallie
Rubenhold
is
an
historian
and
broadcaster
and
an
authority
on
British
eighteenth-century
social
history.
She
has
written
two
works
of
non-fiction
to
critical
acclaim:The
Convent
Garden
LadiesandLady
Worsley's
Whim:
An
Eighteenth-Century
Tale
of
Sex,
Scandal
and
Divorce.In
addition
to
writing
books,
articles
and
reviews,
Hallie
regularly
appears
on
TV
in
the
UK
as
an
expert
contributor
to
documentaries.
Hallie
lives
in
London
with
her
husband.
Recenzii
First
of
a
trilogy
about
virtue
compromised
and
beauty
commodified,
set
in
late-18th-century
England.
As a child, Henrietta is brought into the London home of Lord and Lady Stavourley, to be raised along with their two sons and daughter, Catherine. Early on, Henrietta resigns herself to her position in the household-that of a poor cousin, who if she is lucky, will be Catherine's companion after she is married. After Catherine's coming-out, it is to lovely Henrietta that handsome Lord Allenham directs his attention. However, since Henrietta is penniless, and Lord Allenham's cash-strapped family estate needs shoring up, he courts Catherine. Catherine's engagement is announced, but all along Allenham has been secretly corresponding with Henrietta, professing his love. When a scheming housemaid turns the letters over to Catherine, she scratches Henrietta's face and vows revenge. However, days before the wedding, Catherine dies of a fever. As the Stavourley household mourns, Lord Stavourley reveals the truth: Henrietta is no cousin, but his illegitimate daughter. Since Henrietta is dowryless (a spiteful Lady Stavourley controls the purse strings), her only option is marriage to a clergyman of her father's choosing. Desperate, Henrietta flees to Allenham's country estate, where the two consummate their forbidden love. He sets her up in a comfortable cottage, but then, unknown circumstances (which may pertain to his political ambitions) compel him to leave. Fruitlessly searching for Allenham in London, Henrietta learns that her mother was Mrs. Kennedy, a famous courtesan who retired to live with a rich lover, St John. Arriving at St John's residence, she finds she is too late-Mrs. Kennedy died years before. At first St John seems avuncular, but his lustful intentions are soon apparent. Henrietta succumbs since she can't face making her living on the streets, particularly since she is newly pregnant with Allenham's child. Historian Rubenhold has fashioned a page turner rife with choice tidbits about London'sdemimonde, however readers, kept on tenterhooks by ever more precarious cliffhangers, may feel cheated by the ending.
A tantalizing introduction.
—Kirkus
ReviewsAs a child, Henrietta is brought into the London home of Lord and Lady Stavourley, to be raised along with their two sons and daughter, Catherine. Early on, Henrietta resigns herself to her position in the household-that of a poor cousin, who if she is lucky, will be Catherine's companion after she is married. After Catherine's coming-out, it is to lovely Henrietta that handsome Lord Allenham directs his attention. However, since Henrietta is penniless, and Lord Allenham's cash-strapped family estate needs shoring up, he courts Catherine. Catherine's engagement is announced, but all along Allenham has been secretly corresponding with Henrietta, professing his love. When a scheming housemaid turns the letters over to Catherine, she scratches Henrietta's face and vows revenge. However, days before the wedding, Catherine dies of a fever. As the Stavourley household mourns, Lord Stavourley reveals the truth: Henrietta is no cousin, but his illegitimate daughter. Since Henrietta is dowryless (a spiteful Lady Stavourley controls the purse strings), her only option is marriage to a clergyman of her father's choosing. Desperate, Henrietta flees to Allenham's country estate, where the two consummate their forbidden love. He sets her up in a comfortable cottage, but then, unknown circumstances (which may pertain to his political ambitions) compel him to leave. Fruitlessly searching for Allenham in London, Henrietta learns that her mother was Mrs. Kennedy, a famous courtesan who retired to live with a rich lover, St John. Arriving at St John's residence, she finds she is too late-Mrs. Kennedy died years before. At first St John seems avuncular, but his lustful intentions are soon apparent. Henrietta succumbs since she can't face making her living on the streets, particularly since she is newly pregnant with Allenham's child. Historian Rubenhold has fashioned a page turner rife with choice tidbits about London'sdemimonde, however readers, kept on tenterhooks by ever more precarious cliffhangers, may feel cheated by the ending.
A tantalizing introduction.
Historian Rubenhold exploits her in-depth knowledge of eighteenth-century British society to page-turning advantage in the first installment of a trilogy detailing the often tittilating adventures of Henrietta Lightfoot. Although parentless, Henrietta is raised alongside her aristocratic cousins, the social lines that divide them clearly drawn. When Henrietta unexpectedly eclipses her cousin Catherine in the eyes of dashing Lord Allenham, and her true parentage is revealed, she must marry against her will or be cast aside completely. Fleeing into the illicit arms of the handsome lord, who harbors secrets of his own, she begins to unravel the mystery of her own past. When her lover disappears, she is forced, as an unconnected woman of her time and place, to rely on both her guile and her feminine charms to survive in the seamy underbelly of respectable society while she continues to search for her missing paramour. Deviltry, debauchery, and desire reign supreme in volume one of this colorful Regency romp.
—Booklist
Like
Fanny
Hill
and
Moll
Flanders,
Rubenhold's
naughty,
bawdy
debut
is
the
tale
of
a
bold
woman
whose
daring
adventures
will
captivate
readers.
Rubenhold's
eye
for
rich
detail
and
dialogue,
coupled
with
witty
writing
and
deft
prose,
turn
this
first-person
"confession"
into
a
"you
are
there"
novel
that
readers
will
never
want
to
end.
The
smart
and
sassy
heroine
and
her
every
adventure
are
an
irresistible
delight.
Be
swept
away
into
another
world,
another
life
and
another
romp
of
a
read.
Raised
in
the
country,
orphan
Henrietta
Longfoot
is
almost
unaware
of
her
station
in
life
as
she
lives
with
her
noble
cousins.
But
when
she
learns
the
truth
of
her
heritage
and
gets
caught
up
in
a
forced
marriage
and
murder,
she
flees
to
London
and
naïvely
becomes
a
member
of
the
demimonde.
She
falls
hopelessly
in
love
with
the
wrong
man
and
makes
her
way
through
London's
gambling
halls,
ballrooms
and
bedrooms,
becoming
an
integral
part
of
a
community
that
accepts
her
intelligence
and
unique
spirit.
But
Henrietta
is
intent
upon
finding
the
love
of
her
life,
even
if
she
has
to
leave
London
for
Paris,
where
even
more
adventure
awaits.—RT
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