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Amanda Hughes

Autor von Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry

15 Werke 405 Mitglieder 9 Rezensionen

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Pleasant reading. Nice for the beach or the plane. Strong woman finds love. Couldn't understand her feelings for her husband. She hated him on first meeting, then admired him for a few years then returned to despising him.
 
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scot2 | Oct 26, 2019 |
Fourteen-year-old Sydnee Sauveterre lived with her father Victor and his slave Margarite in a broken down cabin on the Natchez Trace. Customers stopped by his tavern for a drink, fortunetelling, and Sydnee, who her father forced to comply. She had a gift when it came to animals, and had been taught Hoodoo from Margarite. Valued only for the money they earned Victor, they scraped out their existence on the lonely Trace.

After their deaths Sydnee walked for weeks searching for a new beginning, and was hired to work in New Orleans for a wealthy man’s 16-year-old son. Instead, she and Tristan became the best of friends. He introduced her to his neighbor Isabel, who became her first female friend, and a stable worker Mortimer. Soon the four were inseparable.

As the years passed Madame Sauveterre matured into a lovely young woman, and Tristan made sure she had a place in high society. The four friends continued their deep bond of friendship, made ever closer due to secrets they all shared. In time this deception will lead to them making decisions that will change the courses of their lives.

I enjoyed reading about the friends and their grand masquerade, even though Sydnee’s rise from poverty, and Isabel’s deep secret seemed a bit far-fetched to me. Though labeled as #1 in Hughes’ new series, “Grand Masquerade” is a standalone book.

Recommended for Adult readers who like a bit of history and romance in their stories.

Book review link: https://shouldireaditornot.wordpress.com/2017/08/26/the-grand-masquerade-bold-wo...
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sunshinealma | Aug 26, 2017 |
Ireland in the 18C was a tough place even after the famine ended. Darcy and her brother are the only ones to survive from her family and to get by along with others smuggle goods form France in return for the wool of the sheep. Years ago her only love Bran was transported and she longs for him to return so they can marry and start a life together.

When they smuggle in a Catholic priest he realises that Darcy has a thirst for learning and teaches her to read which angers her brother. Then Bran returns and starts a chain of events which will change the lives of people in Kerry for ever.

I really enjoyed this book which features a strong female at its centre and tells how despite dreadful circumstances she manages to overcome what life throws at her. Sometimes though the sex scenes were overdone and added little to the story.
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Northern_Light | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 20, 2016 |
Darcy has survived the Great Famine only to live a poverty-stricken life in an Ireland occupied by the British. Her village smuggles in a rogue priest who teaches her to read and write, thereby broadening her horizons, exciting her imagination and ruining any chance she had of finding serenity in her current world. Part of the village's illicit smuggling ring, she is captured when a traitor betrays them to the British soldiers. Transported from her beloved Ireland as an indentured servant the heroine finds herself the mistress of an older and self-centered Colonel in British North America. Surrounded by hostile French and natives, her life is primitive although less hard than it could have been. Allowed a certain amount of freedom, she finds friends, develops new skills and commits her heart to an appealing young man who turns out to be a surveyor, as well as wealthy heir to a family business and frontiersman is some skill, and ultimately the brother of her priest who died trying o save his parishioners that fog-filled night. She is captured when the frontier fort is attacked and undergoes some further adventures before at last being reunited with her lover. Reasonably well written with some awkward phrasing but more of a romance than my typical reading fare. Only the one character with enough depth of characterization to seem real. Enjoyable but not captivating.… (mehr)
 
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LaurelH | 3 weitere Rezensionen | May 9, 2015 |

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15
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405
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