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A pleasant, much-ado-about-nothing kind of read. There is lots of talk of duty, with characters not saying what they really think, which leads to romantic mishap. All's well that ends well, however.
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Though I would not classify them as traditional romances, in every Trollope novel there is a love interest - sometimes more than one! In this short novel, the love interest is the whole point of the story. The ending is quite predictable. As you'll notice from my rating, I didn't find this predictability a negative.
The father and uncle of the piece is Michel Voss. In some ways he made me think of Tevye, from Fiddler on the Roof. His word was the rule, and he was a blustery sort of fellow, but he ...more
The father and uncle of the piece is Michel Voss. In some ways he made me think of Tevye, from Fiddler on the Roof. His word was the rule, and he was a blustery sort of fellow, but he ...more
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Jun 22, 2018
Judy
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May 31, 2017
Rachel
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