Banbury Tale

by Maggie Mackeever

The eccentric Lady Mathilda Tyrewhitte-Wilson intended to remain a widow at 29 despite the interest of the notorious Earl of Wilmington and the saintly Sir Timothy Rockingham. But when the notorious earl became involved in the affairs of young Madeleine de Villiers and her schoolmate turned actress--and drew Tilda in as well--that was a different story. Regency Romance by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Fawcett Crest.

Genres: Romance, Regency, Historical Romance, Historical

236 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Ever since I learned to read, I have loved books.

For almost as long, I have made up tales.

I’ve written horrible poetry, better short stories, adequate commercials, educational and industrial film narration, and very forgettable screenplays. Once I learned how to make a story last longer than a few paragraphs I moved on to novels, and there I stayed. I've written forty-three to date.

In addition to my website, I have a (sporadic) blog at http://maggiemackeever.wordpress.com/

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Regency romance published in 1977. The writing is terrible; full of typos, bad sentence structure and a few name changes. But the women characters are fascinating, especially for a romance published in the 70s. There are at least six strong women who refuse to be meek and mild mannered as society dictates. Great literature, no. But a surprisingly uplifting "you go girl" story. It's a romance so there are at least four pending marriages by the end. I never did figure out what the title meant. There was no reference to Banbury (either the place or the rhyme) in the entire book that I noticed.

[Laura Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very diverse plots and characters

I have read this author books and seem to always find them engaging. Wanted more in the story about Micah and Tilda, Emile and Motley history with each other,and Duchess Agatha was a favorite character of mine.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Regency

[Lynn Calvin]

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