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Summary: bad boy reviews
Review: Through A Glass Darkly will take you to the splendors of a lost time!! Like all great historical fiction it is full of characters so compelling they create their own world!! This is a story of a great family ruled by a woman of extraordinary charms, beauty, power!! Do not miss this book or its sequel Now Face to Face!!
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Summary: READING RARELY GETS BETTER THAN THIS!
Review: Yes, Yes, Yes! THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY is so good. I can't believe it took me nearly ten years to get to this book. I can honestly say I haven't been this enthralled with a book since I read THE PROUD BREED (by Celeste DeBlasis) approximately three years ago. All 750+ pages have been absolutely compelling reading. It takes place in London and Paris in the early 1700s. 15 year-old Barbara Ackerly is the granddaughter of the Duke and Duchess of Tamworth and has been raised in proper society standards. Her mother is attempting to arrange a marriage between her and an old family friend, Roger Montgeoffrey, Lord Devane. Roger is 42-years-old and Barbara has had a crush on him since she was about 10. Barbara's mother, Diana, a beautiful but nasty woman who likes to sleep around and is attempting to arrange the marriage in order to help pay off her enormous debts. Roger is interested in Barbara because by marrying her he will get the deed to some property he wants to develop. (Barbara's mother is deeply in debt due to her estranged husband's drinking and gambling). Barbara is excited at the prospect of marrying Roger. She just knows she can make him love her. However, Barbara's aunt has other ideas. She wants the property for her son, Tony, who is the latest Duke of Tamworth and does everything in her power so that the Barbara/Roger wedding does not become a reality. The story goes on from there. To tell much more would rob the reader of the pleasure of discovering all its drama for themselves. The characters are so real that I feel I know them. This is more of a historical novel than a romance. Sex scenes are not detailed. I have to give this a 5***** rating. It goes on my keeper shelf and on my list of favorite books of all time.
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Summary: A fabulous read!
Review: Yes, Yes, Yes!! THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY is so good. I can't believe it took me nearly ten years to get to this book. I was absolutely enthralled with the book and put it up there with the likes of some of my other all-time favorite historical fiction such as THE PROUD BREED by Celeste DeBlasis and KATHERINE by Anya Seton. It takes place in London and Paris in the early 1700s. 15 year-old Barbara Ackerly is the granddaughter of the Duke and Duchess of Tamworth and has been raised in proper society standards. Her mother is attempting to arrange a marriage between her and an old family friend, Roger Montgeoffrey, Lord Devane. Roger is 42-years-old and Barbara has had a crush on him since she was about 10. Barbara's mother, Diana, a beautiful but nasty woman who likes to sleep around and is attempting to arrange the marriage in order to help pay off her enormous debts. Roger is interested in Barbara because by marrying her he will get the deed to some property he wants to develop. (Barbara's mother is deeply in debt due to her estranged husband's drinking and gambling). Barbara is excited at the prospect of marrying Roger. She just knows she can make him love her. However, Barbara's aunt has other ideas. She wants the property for her son, Tony, who is the latest Duke of Tamworth and does everything in her power so that the Barbara/Roger wedding does not become a reality. The story goes on from there. To tell much more would rob the reader of the pleasure of discovering all its drama for themselves. The characters are so real that I feel I know them. This is more of a historical novel than a romance. Sex scenes are not detailed. I have to give this a 5***** rating. It goes on my keeper shelf and on my list of favorite books of all time. I did try to read the sequel, but could never really get into it and gave up fairly early. I may try again later.
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