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Ever After
Robert Wentworth was a world-famous film star and Laura Kent merely the nanny he had engaged to look after his little nephew; but that hadn't stopped her falling in love with him. But - 'We don't have a tomorrow, Laura, you and I', he had told her firmly - so that was that. How could she expect him to care about her anyway? She knew that someone as insignificant as she was could never hope to lay the ghost of Robert's real love, Lydia. So just what right had Robert to object to Laura's harmless friendship with Tony Graham?
- GenresRomance
186 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1983
About the author
Vanessa James
25 books41 followersaka Sally Beauman
Sally Kinsey-Miles graduated from Girton College, Cambridge (MA in English Literature) She married Christopher Beauman an economist. After graduating, she moved with her husband to the USA, where she lived for three years, first in Washington DC, then New York, and travelled extensively. She began her career as a journalist in America, joining the staff of the newly launched New York magazine, of which she became associate editor, and continued to write for it after her return to England. Interviewed Alan Howard for the Telegraph Magazine in 1970 in an article called 'A Fellow of Most Excellent Fancy'. (Daily Telegraph Supplement, May 29th.) Apparently a very long interview. The following year they met again, and the rest is history. After a long partnership Sally and Alan married in 2004. She has one son, James, and one grandchild.
Sally had a distinguished career as a journalist and critic, winning the Catherine Pakenham Award for her writing, and becoming the youngest-ever editor of Queen magazine (now Harper’s & Queen). She has contributed to many leading newspapers and magazines in both the UK and the USA, including the Daily Telegraph ( from 1970-73 and 1976-8 she was Arts Editor of the Sunday Telegraph Magazine), the Sunday Times, Observer, Vogue, the New York Times and the New Yorker. She also wrote nine Mills & Boon romances under the pseudonym Vanessa James, before publishing her block-buster novel Destiny in 1987 under her real name. It was her article about Daphne du Maurier, commissioned by Tina Brown, and published in The New Yorker in November 1993, which first gave her the idea for writing Rebecca de Winter’s version of events at Manderley – an idea that subsequently became the novel, Rebecca’s Tale. In 2000 she was one of the Whitbread Prize judges for the best novel category.
Sally Kinsey-Miles graduated from Girton College, Cambridge (MA in English Literature) She married Christopher Beauman an economist. After graduating, she moved with her husband to the USA, where she lived for three years, first in Washington DC, then New York, and travelled extensively. She began her career as a journalist in America, joining the staff of the newly launched New York magazine, of which she became associate editor, and continued to write for it after her return to England. Interviewed Alan Howard for the Telegraph Magazine in 1970 in an article called 'A Fellow of Most Excellent Fancy'. (Daily Telegraph Supplement, May 29th.) Apparently a very long interview. The following year they met again, and the rest is history. After a long partnership Sally and Alan married in 2004. She has one son, James, and one grandchild.
Sally had a distinguished career as a journalist and critic, winning the Catherine Pakenham Award for her writing, and becoming the youngest-ever editor of Queen magazine (now Harper’s & Queen). She has contributed to many leading newspapers and magazines in both the UK and the USA, including the Daily Telegraph ( from 1970-73 and 1976-8 she was Arts Editor of the Sunday Telegraph Magazine), the Sunday Times, Observer, Vogue, the New York Times and the New Yorker. She also wrote nine Mills & Boon romances under the pseudonym Vanessa James, before publishing her block-buster novel Destiny in 1987 under her real name. It was her article about Daphne du Maurier, commissioned by Tina Brown, and published in The New Yorker in November 1993, which first gave her the idea for writing Rebecca de Winter’s version of events at Manderley – an idea that subsequently became the novel, Rebecca’s Tale. In 2000 she was one of the Whitbread Prize judges for the best novel category.
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February 20, 2025
This is a romantic story and a definite favourite!
All about healing, forgiveness, letting go of guilt, lots of angst from the past and the main characters being in love with the other but also believing that love will never be returned.
It’s sweet and finishes with a sweet HEA!
All about healing, forgiveness, letting go of guilt, lots of angst from the past and the main characters being in love with the other but also believing that love will never be returned.
It’s sweet and finishes with a sweet HEA!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 27, 2025
4 stars for keeping me turning the pages… but the plot was weak in several places, so that was disappointing because the author had a wonderful story to work with, but worked in too many details for it to remain a romance forward novel.
When the ending is explained (sort of) there are just too many questions left unanswered, and since the author stuffed the story with characters, we also have quite two-dimensional H & h and supporting cast. Like a play, where people enter the stage, say their lines and exit. They serve no purpose.
Questions:
Why did the h allow herself to be drawn into the au pair’s “trick” when she knew her employer had it out for her? Knowing what was at stake if she were to be fired?? Age could be one answer, but when the h is introduced to us, the author draws as mature, so this seems out of character.
Why does Zara (h’s first employer) have such key role in the book? I mean, twice she comes and delivers monologues to the h, to what purpose??
Why was Lydia such a ninny? Not explained. H’s brother (Lydia’s husband) is said to be intelligent, but the storyline shows otherwise.
Just, disappointing. Too much time spent on the supernatural elements, it negated the romance completely for me.
The H made a grand declaration of “we don’t have tomorrow” but it was just dialogue, and didn’t have any bearing on what follows.
When the ending is explained (sort of) there are just too many questions left unanswered, and since the author stuffed the story with characters, we also have quite two-dimensional H & h and supporting cast. Like a play, where people enter the stage, say their lines and exit. They serve no purpose.
Questions:
Why did the h allow herself to be drawn into the au pair’s “trick” when she knew her employer had it out for her? Knowing what was at stake if she were to be fired?? Age could be one answer, but when the h is introduced to us, the author draws as mature, so this seems out of character.
Why does Zara (h’s first employer) have such key role in the book? I mean, twice she comes and delivers monologues to the h, to what purpose??
Why was Lydia such a ninny? Not explained. H’s brother (Lydia’s husband) is said to be intelligent, but the storyline shows otherwise.
Just, disappointing. Too much time spent on the supernatural elements, it negated the romance completely for me.
The H made a grand declaration of “we don’t have tomorrow” but it was just dialogue, and didn’t have any bearing on what follows.
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