Amy: The Daughters of Allamont Hall, Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072KNSF4J |
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| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Well written but fairly tedious--a struggle to finish" according to Mazama maven. i enjoy regency novels, and when some reviewers compared this book to works of Heyer and Austen, I thought I'd give it a chance, but I was incredibly disappointed. The book is clean, and well written as far as technical issues, but the main characters were not compelling. I found Amy to be incredibly insipid, and was . A good true Regency story This book was a pleasure to read. It is far truer to the mores of the time than most modern historicals, and compare well to Heyer's work. The only thing that struck me as strange was a comment that at age 17 one of the sisters shouldn't be thinking about marriage yet. I do know that marriage age was typically higher . Sally said I supposed that is why I liked it. It's an innocent love story with a. A clean Historical Romance. I found it entertaining but not containing the usual things I normally read in this genera as of late. I supposed that is why I liked it. It's an innocent love story with a little bit of drama. Right away I noticed the alphabetical order the children's names start with- it made me smile. I
Amy must now find herself a husband, and soon, so her younger sisters can marry in their turn. Amy is a shy, timid soul, browbeaten by her domineering father until she's terrified to do or say anything without his approval. There are several possible suitors, but will any of them come up to scratch? And how will Amy choose without her father to guide her? Mr. But he's a very tenacious man Book one of The Daughters of Allamont Hall. But first he has to see off his rivals, and if he manages that, he has to overcome her reluctance to defy her father's wishes. When he dies suddenly, his will leaves large dowries for his six daughters, but only if they marry in the proper order, the eldest first. Ambleside has been waiting for Amy for years, his suit rejected by her father. A t