The Property of a Lady

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Summary: Disappointing novel about Russia and identity
Review: Elizabeth Adler's "Property of a Lady" is one of the more disappointing of her novels. The book itself is easily 100 pages too long with a kind of dumb heroine in the present time(Genie Reese). Genie's actions in this novel could have easily killed her, especially one you learn her secret connection with the other heroine, Missie Abrams O'Bryan(aka Verity Byron). Missie is an admirable woman, who survived through the Russian Revolution and the Great Depression. She also knows all the Ivanoff secrets which a megalomanic German and a sadistic Russian will kill to get. Almost all the main characters in the novel have multiple identies, and this is an interesting part of the novel, but the prose is a bit flat, and Genie is just plain unlikable, which is this novel's fatal flaw. The previous book "Rich Shall Inherit" was better.

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Summary: Best Ever!
Review: I am an avid reader and have gone through most of the really big novelists. I like tension, intrigue and all the usual sort of stuff. This book I must confess is not big on tension or suspense but for some funny reason, I consider this the best book I have ever read. It reads as smoothly as fine scotch and is written in one of the most beautiful styles I have ever read. Its touching and absolutely absorbs you. It does what good stories are meant to do, that is it draws you in completely. You go with Adler into these lives she has created and feel everything they feel and share their every pain and joy. ITs a ge! ayone who says otherwise should be prosecuted for complete tastelessness!

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Summary: Great Rags to Riches Story
Review: I enjoyed this book tremendously. Very interesting and captivating story, I didn't want to put it down. After reading a friends' copy, I had to order one for my own collection! One of my favorite books.

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Summary: Great Rags to Riches Story
Review: I enjoyed this book tremendously. Very interesting and captivating story, I didn't want to put it down. After reading a friends' copy, I had to order one for my own collection! One of my favorite books.

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Summary: The main story is fine but...
Review: The main story of this book is good, in the present time is very good and will keep you reading, but the past time, the biographies, the introduction to each chapters is very slow and boring, it goes out of the main story so many tiems that I really don't know why I finished this book, the end of it will not let you leave the book if you get to that part, it has some mistakes like why Anna wanted the main story if she already has it.