Lady Fortescue and her friends are called upon to rescue yet another poor relation when young Lady Jane Fremney, driven into hiding by a tyrannous father, a monstrous governess, and wizened suitor, attempts to end her life. Reprint. AB.
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From Publishers Weekly
Chesney wraps up The Poor Relation series ( Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue ) with this enjoyable story. Featuring several old series hands--blustery and sarcastic Sir Philip, the still unmarried Miss Tonks and Lady Fortescue, the eccentric hoteliers' concerned mother hen--the story hinges on the group's efforts to help their new guest, young Lady Jane Fremney, after she proves unable to pay her bills and attempts suicide. As in the first five entries in this popular Regency series, the plotting is lushly tangled and rich in romance (Lady Jane, who's run away from home to avoid an arranged marriage, is forced to choose between a stable but boring Englishman and an unpredictable but dashing French count). Though her language sometimes shifts disconcertingly from the formal, even antique ("she preferred to stay wrapped in dull numb misery that would make what she had to do the easier") to the colloquial and modern (one character "put the pistol in his mouth and blew his brains out"), Chesney delivers a pleasurable farewell to a memorable cast of heartwarming characters.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Chesney closes her popular "The Poor Relation" series (e.g., Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue, LJ 5/1/94) with this frothy tale of Regency England. The hotel owners unite to help Lady Jane Fremney find romance and happiness. Bullied and oppressed by her father, poor Jane comes to London to end her life. Instead, she is taken in by The Poor Relations, who call on old friends to bring her out into society. The plot is peppered with assorted society fops and belles and a spot of Napoleonic intrigue. Fans of the series will appreciate the fact that the author ties up loose ends for all the hotel owners, with even the sour Sir Philip finding an avenue open for the future. Buy wherever the series is popular.
Barbara E. Kemp, Library Consultant, Reston, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Barbara E. Kemp, Library Consultant, Reston, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A humorous romance, yet it lacks that certain something.,
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This review is from: Back in Society (The Poor Relation) (Paperback)
I enjoy Marion Chesney's works and highly suggest them to anyone who is just beginning to start reading in this genre. They are all humorous and lively, with just a touch of romance. Back in Society is a fitting end to the sextet The Poor Relation. I found that it was probably ranked third best of this sextet. I preferred Vol.no.3 and Vol.no.1. Volume 6 refines on Lady Fortesque's character and brings out Miss Tonks, who had otherwise been a Nobody in the previous volumes. The humour is definitely provided and the romance is very sweet, as it is in all of her books. However, like most of Marion Chesney's books, this one is missing that certain something. The something that only experienced readers of this genre could find important. I began my reading in the genre with Volume Number 3 of this series, so I must confirm that Marion Chesney is a wonderful author to begin romance with.
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This review is from: Back in Society (The Poor Relation) (Paperback)
This book is the 6th in a series about how some aristocrats and some commoners too fell on hard times. They made a success of a business endeavor by hook or by crook. Very amusing. Our library had the first five, but due to budget cuts couldn't order the 6th, so I bought it, read it, and donated it to the library.
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Great entertainment, but kind of similar to her other books.,
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This review is from: Back in Society (G K Hall Nightingale Series Edition) (Paperback)
Marion Chesney's books are very entertaining if you are only going to read two or three of them, or else you would feel like you've read this before.
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