Bride of Pendorric

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Summary: Strikingly Similar to...........
Review: the novel Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier. A young, relatively inexperienced English girl (displaced and orphaned in both situations) falls for a "gentleman" a man of the gentry with a reknowned home that exceeds his own image (Max de Winter of Manderly and Roc Pendorric of Pendorric). In both books, the naive young heroine falls under the shadow of a previous bride (the first Mrs. de Winter and Barbarina Pendorric). Both are ghost stories in their own rights and both involve exceptionally dedicated servants (though more so in one book than the other). Indeed, both are psychological dramas, where the young heroine fancies herself haunted and in danger. Both books also end in the same fashion, with a fire.

Despite the similarities, The Bride of Pendorric does have some little twists (none of which should be mentioned since they enhance the story).

Therefore, if you have had the honor of reading Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, you may well indeed enjoy Victoria Holt's The Bride of Pendorric.

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Summary: More Mystery than Romance Novel...
Review: This book was recommended to me because I had read Mistress of Mellyn and loved it. This is the best Holt book! The ending is such a surprise. I couldn't put this book down! Don't be scared off because it says it is a romance because I am a huge Mary Higgins Clark fan and this was almost like her books.

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Summary: Suspenseful & exciting!!!!
Review: This was my second Victoria Holt book. I found it to be as extremely exciting as the first one. It kept my on my toes til the very end!!!!