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Inheritance
Michael's crowning achievement is a sumptuous saga of a woman's journey to her dreams; of a powerful family pitted against an orphaned family; of a passionate love, won and lost and regained.
Mass Market Paperback, 704 pages
Published
August 1st 1994
by Pocket Books
(first published 1988)
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This book picked me up and didn't put me down until weeks after I had read it, lying in my room at night fantasizing about being in that position, having that lover, being Owen, or Paul, or Laura, or Ben. The amazing plotline, so detailed and intricate. I had no difficulties believing that this might happen. I felt all the anger and dissappointment and pain when the court verdict was announced. This is by far my favorite book by the Judith Michael combination. If you are in for an amazing piece...more
I was a teenager when this book came out, and it was one of my mom's beach reads. I read it, because I read EVERYTHING I could get my hands on, and am still obsessed with the drama and grandness of this story. Any woman who loves an amazing story of love, work, family, drama, and redemption will love this story.
And I don't agree that it's too long. I think it's well crafted, structurally, and can't imagine any sections or parts of the story being omitted. And their writing style is clean and int...more
And I don't agree that it's too long. I think it's well crafted, structurally, and can't imagine any sections or parts of the story being omitted. And their writing style is clean and int...more
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Judith Michael is a husband/wife team who wrote Inheritance together. It is 695 pages in paperback and it will keep you turning the pages.
The plot is solid. The characters are well drawn. It is a a rich vs. poor story but the protagonist has the ambition to be a big player in the hotel empire that she deserves. Obviously, this is a beach book with no lasting substance--but a good read.
The plot is solid. The characters are well drawn. It is a a rich vs. poor story but the protagonist has the ambition to be a big player in the hotel empire that she deserves. Obviously, this is a beach book with no lasting substance--but a good read.
Questo libro mi è piaciuto, non è il solito libro che racconta una storia. Racconta una vita, la vita di Laura e dei suoi amici\ famigliari. All'inizio la lettura era lenta e noiosa, ma quando conosci i personaggi entri nel loro mondo e "vivi" con loro. Le loro emozioni, le loro avventure fai parte della loro famiglia. Laura è la donna che tutte vorrebbero essere o che vorrebbero essere almeno un giorno. Forte, bella, ricca e sicura di se.
This was a great book. This husband and wife writing team have written several really enjoyable stories. The character's come alive and there are many surprises in this story.
This is a saga of a family pitted against an orphan and of a woman's fight to recover her reputation. A household help to the Salingers befriends the family patriarch and when he dies she inherits. The family contests the will and wins, uncovering the secret Laura has hidden for years.[return]perhaps a little long (748 pages), nevertheless this was a decent "beach read" kind of book - woman overcomes adversity through hard work to find true love and the business she always wanted.[return][return...more
This is a really good read by this author. They have crafted a tale of a twisted path of a family through love, betrayal, and redemption. I thoroughly enjoyed Laura's coming into her own and finding success and love.
Read this while in NZ. Really a good one. Young woman befriends an old man and is abandoned by his family. Hotel life.
It started off so fast.....then I was like are you kidding me , I had a hard time getting back into it!Not my fav:((
i especially loved owen the love he showed to laura ,the pain she went through oooohh such a good book.
More good soap opera from Judith Michael. This one involves art theft and upscale hotels and family feuds.
I read this in high school--it was practically impossible to put down, despite the length.
This is my all time favourite book. Read it a few times over the years. Just love it.
This is one my all time favorites. Long and exhausting but wonderful! Love the ending.
Niente di che. Un romanzo senza alti nè bassi, dimenticabile.
Not great literature, but an un-put-downable read for the summer!
This is my favourite book of all time!!
Dec 26, 2008
Dianne
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overlong but a good story
Loved this book!
A little long but an interesting story. This is an old book I read years ago and just finished reading again.
Definitely FICTION! A book about love and loss, families-their hidden secrets and sins, mentoring, success and failure, wealth and poverty,
lies, betrayal and romance. There are characters you'll love and those you will detest.
Definitely FICTION! A book about love and loss, families-their hidden secrets and sins, mentoring, success and failure, wealth and poverty,
lies, betrayal and romance. There are characters you'll love and those you will detest.
This book is about a 3 young people who support themselves by stealing from the rich. They turn their lives around and one character ends up inheriting a group of hotels only to have them taken away by the other heirs. It's an ok story but very slow and long. The story is also not very believable.
This book was really long, but it's many twists and turns made the read worth it. The story had so many secrets and lies it was hard to know which character to trust. But in the end justice is served and every character has made his or her own self-discoveries or revelations.
Jun 04, 2008
Trina
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who just read a really heavy book
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It was a book I picked up along the way
I like the plot. Anything about a woman making her way in the world of business is a winner with me. I enjoyed the slow down speed up pacing of the book. Also, I am a sucker for 80's beach reads very good at cleansing the palate.
Found another one in my boxes that I don't remember reading.
Great saga book. A bit long but still great.
Michael, Judith
I totally enjoyed this book. It had the exact right cadence and flow for me. To me this is my perfect type of book. I like books set in this time period that involve the aristocrat. The story had just enough twists to keep me interested to the very end. It is a book I did not want to come to an end. I must go find another book to read from this author!
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Jun 16, 2013
Karen
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Judith Michael is the pen name of husband/wife team Judith Barnard (b. 1934) and Michael Fain (b. 1937).
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