When John Chester returned to England after suddenly inheriting a Dukedom he knew his life had changed forever. But he didn't know just how much. Gina Wilton was like a breath of fresh air. But she was also everything John disapproved of in a young women, independent, assertive, always ready to contradict him. Yet she had ideas about restoring his dilapidated castle, and he found he needed her help. The more they were together, the more he noticed how pretty she was, how witty and sparkling. But how could he believe that Gina was attracted to him, when it was she who produced an heiress and advised him to marry her? And when she was so clearly in love with another man. But there were more surprises in store for him. How they sorted out the love triangle in a way that nobody could have anticipated, is all told in this romantic novel, the 665th by BARBARA CARTLAND.
Born in 1901, Barbara Cartland started her writing career in journalism and completed her first book, Jigsaw, when she was just 24. An immediate success, it was the start of her journey to becoming the world’s most famous and most read romantic novelist of all time. Inspiring a whole generation of readers around the globe with her exciting tales of adventure, love and intrigue, she became synonymous with the Romance genre. And she still is to this day, having written over 644 romantic fiction books. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery – totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales. Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade. Always a passionate advocate of woman’s health and beauty, she was dubbed ‘the true Queen of Romance’ by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all. Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at www.barbaracartland.com
So I read a Barbara Cartland book and it was not bad. I mean, the dialogue was funny, the misogyny was not that overt and it was a short read. After reading older "classic" romance books like The Sheik and Three Weeks, I was nervous to try Cartland because of how bad her anti-feminist reputation is, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Her style is very simple, dialogue heavy and the action has several comedic shennanigans, her heroine was sweet, her hero a bit of a dick, so while it's not for me, I can see the appeal.
When John Chester returned to England after suddenly inheriting a Dukedom he knew his life had changed forever. But he didn't know just how much. Gina Wilton was like a breath of fresh air. But she was also everything John disapproved of in a young women, independent, assertive, always ready to contradict him. Yet she had ideas about restoring his dilapidated castle, and he found he needed her help. The more they were together, the more he noticed how pretty she was, how witty and sparkling. But how could he believe that Gina was attracted to him, when it was she who produced an heiress and advised him to marry her? And when she was so clearly in love with another man. But there were more surprises in store for him. How they sorted out the love triangle in a way that nobody could have anticipated,
Shockingly, this book wasn't terrible. I mean, it wasn't great, either, but it wasn't terrible.
We have a bit of a "meet-cute" when Gina (quite the modern name) needs a ride and John is headed that way. He's the newly inherited Duke of the rundown castle in her village (hamlet? county?) and she is supposed to be going to get a teaching job, even though she is a secret heiress. You can see where I'm going with this, as Babs was phoning this plot in while she laid on her fainting couch eating bon bons.
Misunderstandings abound, ridiculous things happen, and they all lived happily ever after. Especially Evelyn, who I was happiest for of all of them. Way to keep getting it, girl.
This is one of Cartland's stories that has a sense of humor. I find those to be some of the better ones in her oeuvre. Love Finds the Way doesn't take itself too seriously and therefore it is a fun quick read. Both Gina and John are likable protagonists, who feel like real people, and I was happy for them when they figured out, they both love each other.
Một câu chuyện ngôn tình mình đọc đã lâu, k nhớ rõ chi tiết nội dung lắm. Câu chuyện cơ bản là về chuyện tình giữa boy lạnh lùng nhà giàu và girl bánh bèo... Đọc cho đỡ buồn, k có ý nghĩa đọng lại gì nhiều cho lắm