An Embarrassment Of Riches

by Margaret Pemberton

Alexander Karolysis, son of the wealthiest entrepreneur in New York, spends most of his adolescence battling with his father - nothing he does is considered correct. Meanwhile, in Ireland, beautiful Maura Sullivan is befriended by Lord Clanmar, but when he dies unexpectedly, Maura has little option but to leave Ireland to start a new life in New York. It is on the boat to America that Alexander and Maura meet for the first time...

772 pages, Hardcover

First published November 12, 1992

About the author

Margaret A. Hudson was born on 10 April 1943 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, of German extraction. She was daughter of Kathleen (Ramsden), an artist, and George Arthur Hudson, an architect. Married with Londoner Mike Pemberton, they have five grown children, today she lives with her husband and four small dogs in Whitstable, Kent. Apart from writing, her passions are tango, travel, English history and the English countryside.

Published since 1975, she is a bestselling romance writer as Margaret Pemberton, and under the pseudonyms Carris Carlisle; Maggie Hudson and Rebecca Dean. Having travelled extensively, her novels are set in different parts of the world. She was the fifteenth elected Chairman of the Romantic Novelists' Association (1989-1991), she has also served on the Crime Writers' Association Committee.

Reviews

[Carol]

Best book I ever read in my life

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Found this book in our Italian apartment. Some kind English reader had left it behind. Not usually my kind of reading - rich man meets poor girl, they marry and numerous problems insue but it was a great vacation read.

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was hard to come by & I'm not sure why? The author had numerous books published, hoping to read more of her work.

[ANGELIA · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good story and gives a great history lesson about mid 19thc New York City, both the world of the social elite and those who were (a lot) less fortunate. Society, tenement life, the bigotry against the Irish (not a pretty story) as well as the historic places and events of the time give a great atmospheric effect, like stepping back in time.

As for the H and h, they have their HEA, but it sure was a tough road to get there, and this isn't one of those long separation stories, as they're married almost from the start. But what Maura goes through time and again, the disappointments and heartache will make your own heart want to break. But she has plenty of stamina and courage, and fights for the causes she believes in, despite opposition from the husband she loves so much.

And Alexander isn't always worthy of that love, by a longshot! He does plenty to hurt her, and though he does make up for it all later (and there's a bit of groveling, too) still I think most will agree that he needed a good kick in the butt more than once, or maybe a toss out the window would have been better. He redeems himself, but in the meantime, you'll feel like belting him one, as he could have used a black eye (or two)!!

There are a lot of other characters to make this a real entertaining book, I recommend it.

[Carobe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Svikna löften.

[Jane Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good in parts - bit far fetched.