An Advantageous Marriage (Lythway Large Print Series) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Alice Chetwynd Ley (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Chivers (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745114113
• ISBN-13: 978-0745114118
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Little Disappointed!, July 12, 2000

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Tina - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Advantageous Marriage (Mass Market Paperback)

This book could have been better if the author would have spent more time on her two main characters and trying to get them together. What I really liked most about Eugenia was that she wasn't one of those great beauties that I usally read about but her fun-loving personality is what made her attractive. Sir Peter seemed a little weak to me I guess it's because he really didn't get his fair share of attention. I really don't see how they fell in love since they really didn't spend that much time together throughout the entire book. In my opinion I really think too much attention was being spent on the description of the scenery and other non-important character than on the main characters themselves. By the end of the book I got the feeling that it was written in a rush which is too bad because given a little more time on the two main characters (Eugenia and Sir Peter)it could have been a pretty good book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, March 8, 2011

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Flower Girl (MN, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Advantageous Marriage (Mass Market Paperback)

I agree with the reviewer "Tina"-- I, too, thought this story did not allow enough time for the hero and heroine to fully get to know one another, what they felt I could only describe as an infatuation, and not truly "love", therefore, not a very believable romance. Also, the first-half was well-written and promising, but the latter-half was rather hastily described and wrapped up; Granted it was a slim 167 pages book, but I have read Ms. Ley's other books, and I know she has the potential to offer a better job than this. But on the positive side, the writing was good and the language authentic for the period. My recommendation: Try her other books such as "The sentimental Spy".