The Poor Relation
by Marion Chesney
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Amaryllis Duvane is the poor relation of the title. She had been a sought after debutante, but after her father's death, she had been forced to accept the so-called charity of her family and was now little more than a servant.
She had just about accepted her fate, when a ghost from the past appears - the Marquess of Merechester, her former fiancee.
I really enjoyed this one. Some of Chesney's books get a little outlandish for me, but this one was very well done. The lovers were kept apart for just about the right amount of time, their reunion seemed natural, as did their reservations.
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She had just about accepted her fate, when a ghost from the past appears - the Marquess of Merechester, her former fiancee.
I really enjoyed this one. Some of Chesney's books get a little outlandish for me, but this one was very well done. The lovers were kept apart for just about the right amount of time, their reunion seemed natural, as did their reservations.
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M. C. Beaton's real name is Marion Chesney. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1936. She has written over a hundred books under her own name and other pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Helen Crampton, Jennie Tremaine, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester. She started her writing career while working as a fiction buyer for a bookstore in Glasgow. Working at show more one time or another as a theater critic, newspaper reporter, and editor, she used her British background to write a series of regency romances set in England and Scotland. Some of her regency romances include The Folly, Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue, and Regency Gold. In 1986, she was awarded the Romantic Times Award for Outstanding Regency Series Writer. She has also written two mystery series under the pseudonym M. C. Beaton: The Hamish Macbeth Series, which became the inspiration for a television show in England, and The Agatha Raisin Series, about a retired advertising executive. Her title His and Hers made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. Marion Chesney passed away on December 31, 2019 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Poor Relation
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- The Poor Relation
- Original publication date
- 1984-03
- People/Characters
- Amaryllis Duvane; Lord John, Marquess of Merechester; Lady Warburton; Lord Donnelly; Joseph Chalmers; Agatha Warburton (show all 7); Cissie Warburton
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- London, England, UK
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- English, German
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