The Duchess: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Governess

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The writing is extremely basic, naive and kinda juvenile. This is a very easy read. I don't know, maybe that's why it appeals to the masses. But it didn't appeal to me. Women with red hair white eyes with the same robe as the magician talks to the playboy. ML and FL get closer (very cute). Brother laying in bed and he gets the idea to do something to the FL, something with a sword. Angélique tendrá que adaptarse a su nueva vida pero cuando menos se lo espera ocurrirá algo que la hará irse de Londres a París y comenzar una nueva vida y hacer algo que nunca habría creído que pudiera hacer. But the press vilifies her over her refusal to marry a man she loathes, so Margaret goes to live in exile in Ireland, helping the poor and starting to write her own children’s stories. She makes her way in New York as a journalist and philanthropist, and eventually marries the man who has loved her for years. The Duke’s apparent change of heart concerning his family comes 11 months after he demanded “accountability” as a precursor to any chance of reconciliation.

When his younger son flew to London to attend a High Court hearing in March, the King ignored his request for a meeting, according to Endgame.

Is the Duchess a true story?

Wallis for me was a completely unlikeable character in this portrayal. She ignores her poor husband and carries on like a young single woman, partying and lunching at the Ritz. He doesn’t want to go to the Prince of Wales’ home but he is dragged along. I also did not like the prince in this portrayal who comes across as needy, whiny and self obsessed. He clings on to Wallis for dear life although does he have an ulterior motive in romancing and wanting to marry her? He has never wanted to be King so could this provide the way out? By the end of the book we see a lady who wants to shun this attention and live her simple life with her memories of the man she adored. Wallis gets everything she has ever wanted but then feels trapped in a life now controlled by the prince Apparently Steel says it takes her 2 and half years to produce a novel. Maybe it takes that amount of time to go from outline sketch of the story to the shelf. But she churns out about 6 novels a year. There's no getting round the maths: that means each book takes less than 2 months of her time. Angelique Latham, daughter of the Duke of Westerfield, is thrown out of the castle she'd grown up in. She nannies several children, then, unfortunately, looses her job. Angelique moves to Paris, but can't find any employment. Rescuing a young woman fleeing an abusive madam, gives her an idea. Open a brothel.

Scobie claimed many within the royal institution doubt the King’s ability to modernise and are impatient to see the Prince of Wales crowned. Scobie said that reconciliation would only be possible if the brothers could shed their anger and jealousy. Ferguson has written the novel with veteran Mills & Boon author Marguerite Kaye, whose recent output (A Forbidden Liaison With Miss Grant; The Truth Behind Their Practical Marriage) does not shy away from the horizontal. Here, Margaret is given some clinches, including with an Anglican priest who inspires her work with the poor (“time seemed to stop, along with her breath, until he gave a soft sigh, and she lifted her face and surrendered her lips to his”), and with the man who eventually wins her heart (“deep, starving kisses, adult kisses, their tongues tangling, hands clutching and clinging”). But Bridgerton this is not.Mills & Boon, the UK’s leading publisher of romantic fiction, was established in 1908. Its books are written by women for women and range from historical romance to rom-com and erotica, and one is sold every 10 seconds in the UK. Me ha encantado el personaje de Angélique que al principio parece frágil pero acaba demostrando que es fuerte y que no necesita nadie que la ayude, es un personaje que ves como va evolucionando a mejor y florece del todo. The chance to read a Danielle Steel book of my personal choice via my book club this month was a welcome one and I am pleased with my selection. The Duchess is one of the best books I have read by Danielle Steel, as a few selections I have made in the past have given me mixed reactions to this author. The Duchess was a book that helped this reader see why Steel holds such long-lasting and international appeal. De auteur gebruikt twee verschillende tijdslijnen: 1935-1936, en 1972 het overlijden van Edward. In het eerste deel van het boek, waarbij Wallis en Ernest zich settelen in de Britse hoofdstad, kabbelt het verhaal door op een rustig tempo. Bovendien hadden de personages niet zo veel diepgang als in het eerste deel van deze trilogie. Zo miste ik de vlindertjes in de buik bij Wallis, wanneer ze verliefd werd. Ik had een boek vol romantiek verwacht, waarbij de personages in de zevende hemel waren en de liefde als vuurwerk rond zou knallen. Maar het wordt allemaal vlakjes omschreven. Ook bij deze auteur vind ik het verrassend en bijzonder dat het eerste deel in een andere stijl geschreven lijkt in vergelijking met het tweede deel. The true love of her life was the handsome young Whig politician Charles Grey, whom she had an affair with in 1791, before finding out she was carrying his child.