Comments | christina_reads: The Making of a Marchioness

christina_reads

The Making of a Marchioness

Apr 01, 2011 22:44

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challenge: 11 in 11, genre: fiction, era: edwardian, genre: gothic, genre: romantic, reviews, country: england

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birdgirl_1107 April 3 2011, 14:00:40 UTC

This is totally on my TBR list! I couldn't believe that there was a Francis Hodgson Burnett that I hadn't read as a child/teen.

christina_reads April 3 2011, 14:56:04 UTC

I didn't know she wrote books for adults either, but apparently she was quite prolific! People only know about The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy, but she wrote a lot of other books, many for adults (according to the back of my copy of the book, at least)!

birdgirl_1107 April 3 2011, 15:26:22 UTC

Seems like there might be more FHB books out there for me to discover. Have you read The Little Princess? One of my most favourites when I was eight or nine.

christina_reads April 3 2011, 17:02:19 UTC

Never read The Little Princess, though I believe I have seen a movie version or two. Before Marchioness, The Secret Garden was the only FHB book I'd read. It's still on my bookshelf though! :)

birdgirl78 April 11 2011, 13:28:29 UTC

I saw this review when you posted it; I was going to comment but I thought I'd wait til I read the book first since it was in my TBR pile.

I really enjoyed this book--Emily trod the perfect line for me. She was optimistic and helpful and appreciative without being Pollyanna. I was also so pleased with her relationship to Agatha.

christina_reads April 11 2011, 16:07:05 UTC

Oh, I'm so glad you liked it! I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did, but now I'm glad I bought it and can read it whenever I want!

christina_reads April 11 2011, 16:08:06 UTC

Wasn't it delightful? I'm so glad you liked it!