Amanda

By the Sea #2

by Antoinette Stockenberg

In the tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey, BY THE SEA is a four-book series that sweeps from the Gilded Age through the Gatsby Era's Roaring Twenties and then on to the Great Depression, culminating nearly a century later in Newport, Rhode Island, wealthy and alluring "City by the Sea." Set against a backdrop of mansions, the glorious America's Cup Yacht Races, and new money, the series traces the passions and adventures of three families from three different classes.

Book Two: AMANDA. Marrying American money to an English title is a tradition of its own; but Amanda Fain, a brash heiress with money to burn, has a fondness for Bolsheviks and bootleg liquor that makes her an unlikely match for the reluctant, ironic, and impoverished English aristocrat Geoffrey Seton, who has been ordered to America to find someone who can pay the bills for the family estate back home.

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 29, 2013

Reviews

[Kathy Holm · Rating 2 out of 5]

By the Sea..Book 2 Amanda

I started and stop this story a lot of times...thinking if I wanted to put up with more fighting
Among the characters...I finished the book and I am worn out! No more stories from this author!!

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Following the story of Tess, Amanda presents the reader with yet another strong character. Except this female is a little quirky and surprising grounded beneath what the world sees.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have enjoyed this series so much. The novels are relatively short, but hold your interest so much. The best thing is the brief introduction to the history of the post-World War I period and of Newport/Westport. I enjoyed the history of the America's Cup sail boat race and will pay more attention to the modern races, now. Learning about history through a romantic fiction, is so nice - it's a little sugar with the medicine. Never knew that Sir Thomas Lipton was such a corporate conglomerate of the day - we just think of him as the tea guy - but he was the Jeff Bezos/ Steve Jobs/ of Amazon and Apple - the Roaring 20s version.

The one thing is there is no real mention of Tara from Book One and I'm not sure how Amanda is related. I will read the remaining two books to see precisely how they are related. Maybe Amanda is Tara's granddaughter?

Looking forward to Book Three

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm disappointed in this so-called series! I enjoyed the book on its own, but I can't figure out why it's a series, other than both stories take place in Westport. I've read 2 of the books now and really wanted the first to continue in the 2nd, which it did not. At the end of Amanda, the statement is made you can find out what happens to Amanda and Geoff through other characters in the next 2 books. After reading an excerpt of Book #3, I can't tell that it's any more true than it was after book #1.

[Jennifer Romer]

Kept drawing me back in

Book Two was interesting at first then it was like a yo-yo hard to keep staying interested then something would happen that was intriguing, overall I'd rate it a lil above mediocre the interesting parts made it worth it! A little disappointed you didn't hear more about Tess from the first book.

[Judith Conk · Rating 4 out of 5]

The saga continues.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like historical fiction.