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American Heiress
American Heiress
Author: Daisy Goodwin
Be careful what you wish for. Traveling abroad with her mother at the turn of the twentieth century to seek a titled husband, beautiful Cora Cash, whose family mansion in Newport dwarfs the Vanderbilt estate, suddenly finds herself Duchess of Wareham, married to Ivo, the most eligible bachelor in England. Nothing is quite as it seems, however:...  more »
ISBN: 450624
Publication Date: 1/1/2011
Pages: 673
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Publisher: Thorndike Press
Book Type: Paperback
Large Print: Yes
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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reviewed American Heiress on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
Well-written and, ultimately, quite dull. The main character is a mannequin who seems to feel and think very little, with the result that it's hard to care what happens to her. Fans of Edith Wharton, be warned: while Goodwin has clearly done her research on the fashions and manners of the day, she has nowhere near Wharton's understanding of the human heart.
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Helpful Score: 4
I thought this book was great!! For any fans of Downton Abbey, this is just what you want to eat up! No, it's not great literature, but she did her homework, and it totally goes along with the theme of Downton Abbey, except that it takes place in an earlier period. The heroine's name is Cora, which I thought was a bit unoriginal, but otherwise, I liked her and I had fun reading this, couldn't put it down.
grandpam avatar reviewed American Heiress on + 70 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really wanted to like this book...but I didn't. Ms. Goodwin certainly has the credentials to be a wonderful author but this read like a junior in high school dashed off a book on a whim. You do like Cora but she is the only one that appears likeable. None of them are fleshed out enough to even care about. Even her loyal maid is unexplainable. Characters do things that make no sense and then the consequences, if they are explained at all do not meet with what has happened previously. Seriously, pass on this one.
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Helpful Score: 2
This book reminded me of the gothic romances I read as a teenager, just without the half naked man and swooning woman on the cover. Predictable plot, predictable characters, predictable ending. Still, an easy and not unpleasant read... A good book for when you just want something mindless to occupy your time.
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Helpful Score: 1
Just OK. Had the makings of a great story but wasn't well developed and then wrapped up in an awkward, speed wrap up. Definitely interesting subject matter just a little disappointed in how it all came together.
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Lightweight, but very entertaining.


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