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Return to Gravesend
HOW COULD SHE SURVIVE THE DEPRAVITY THAT SURROUNDED HER?
Mollie Pollock, youthful and inexperienced, was the rightful heir to the huge, gloomy estate of Gravesend. She was determined to discover its ominous secrets despite the open hostility of her in-laws and the terrifying attacks on her life.
Mollie could trust no one--not her beautiful, volatile cousin, Belle, or the overseer, Jerome Austine, a man of tremendous size and strength, or even her magnetic suitor, Tony Graves. For all the menacing forces of Gravesend were filling the shadowy darkness of the cavernous room with a frenzied plot to lure her to an early grave.
Mollie Pollock, youthful and inexperienced, was the rightful heir to the huge, gloomy estate of Gravesend. She was determined to discover its ominous secrets despite the open hostility of her in-laws and the terrifying attacks on her life.
Mollie could trust no one--not her beautiful, volatile cousin, Belle, or the overseer, Jerome Austine, a man of tremendous size and strength, or even her magnetic suitor, Tony Graves. For all the menacing forces of Gravesend were filling the shadowy darkness of the cavernous room with a frenzied plot to lure her to an early grave.
- GenresGothic
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First published January 1, 1972
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About the author
Marie Eyre
8 books3 followersReal name: Frances Leroy "Frankie-Lee" Griggs Weed Zelley Janas.
She wrote hundreds of novels and short stories, publishing under pseudonyms including Saliee O'Brien, Francesca Greer, and Stuart Jason. She had her first story published at age 12.
NOTE: Copyright records and other sources say that Marie Eyre is a pseudonym of Richard Hubbard.
She wrote hundreds of novels and short stories, publishing under pseudonyms including Saliee O'Brien, Francesca Greer, and Stuart Jason. She had her first story published at age 12.
NOTE: Copyright records and other sources say that Marie Eyre is a pseudonym of Richard Hubbard.
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December 13, 2024
In the 1800's, a young woman named Mollie inherits a big plantation mansion, its land, and 400 slaves. There are other relatives already living in the house who might not be as happy about having a new owner as they seem. Soon attempts are made on Mollie's life.
Standard inheritance-squabbling stuff, except that here a big focus is on the Southern sensibility and slave ownership. All of the Southern characters have their dialogue spelled out phonetically, so the conversations are written along the lines of "Well, ahh do decleaahh!" The whole book is like this and it becomes really tiring to read. The topic of slavery is also very prominent throughout the story and at times it gets very close to offensive, but I cannot tell if this is the author trying to be historically accurate, or just being racially insensitive. The heroine and her brother are part Native American, so that gives them Southern folks a reason to be racist towards them, too.
All of that aside, very little excitement actually happens.
Standard inheritance-squabbling stuff, except that here a big focus is on the Southern sensibility and slave ownership. All of the Southern characters have their dialogue spelled out phonetically, so the conversations are written along the lines of "Well, ahh do decleaahh!" The whole book is like this and it becomes really tiring to read. The topic of slavery is also very prominent throughout the story and at times it gets very close to offensive, but I cannot tell if this is the author trying to be historically accurate, or just being racially insensitive. The heroine and her brother are part Native American, so that gives them Southern folks a reason to be racist towards them, too.
All of that aside, very little excitement actually happens.
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