The Chatelaine [Paperback]

Claire Lorrimer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

Willow was only seventeen when she married Rowell and became the chatelaine of Rochford Manor. Her happiness seemed complete, but gradually disillusion set in as Rowell proved to be cruel, unfaithful and greedy. Although bitterly disappointed with her life, Willow maintained her beauty and dignity as the years passed. In this engrossing saga of conflict and passion she eventually found love with a man who represented everything that her husband was not.

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About the Author

Claire Lorrimer began her writing career as a child. She was encouraged and influenced by her mother, Denise Robins, author and founder member of the Romantic Novelists Association. On leaving school, Lorrimer got a job on the editorial team of a woman’s magazine. During the Second World War, serving as a WAAF officer, she began to write light romantic fiction for Woman’s Illustrated. Her literary work later included some sixty light romantic novels. Meticulously researched, Claire Lorrimer’s historical fiction is set in many different eras and often highlights the situation of women. She lives in rural Kent and still writes stories and plays for her friends and her eight grandchildren.

Product Details

• Paperback: 708 pages
• Publisher: House of Stratus Ltd (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755103300
• ISBN-13: 978-0755103300
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,039,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Longtime Favorite, February 29, 2004

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This review is from: The Chatelaine (Paperback)

I started reading this book about twelve years ago. I was 12. I was hooked on this book from page one. The book fell apart from age, so I was not able to finish reading it. I recently located this book again at a local used bookstore. Ecstatically, I began to reread this book. Willow is a strong character. She is a great heroine in this book. The book is well written and keeps you hooked til the very end, leaving you wanting more. I highly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good historical fiction, August 26, 2011

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Harley "Harley" (Ireland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Chatelaine: Rochford Trilogy: Book 1 (Rochford Saga) (Kindle Edition)

This was not really what I expected but turned out to be a very enjoyable read. It is not a regency bodice ripper (which is what I intended to buy). It is a long saga of a woman's life, touching on those around her. If you like a solid, believable family saga and romance, then this is for you. Willow's struggles and triumphs are engaging. In some ways it reminded me of Catherine Cookson, other than here of course we are dealing with the gentry rather than the more middle and working class settings of her novels. It is well done and deserves the top rating.

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding, May 16, 2011

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Rudolf "Avid Historical Fiction Reader" (Aston, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Chatelaine: Rochford Trilogy: Book 1 (Rochford Saga) (Kindle Edition)

Ok, I was captivated from page one. I loved the main character Willow, hated Rowell and thought the brothers, Toby, Pelham, Francis and Rupert added a nice touch to the story. The youngest sister, Dodie was also nice little story. The Grandmother was more the wicked witch with her partners in crime, Aunt Millie and the doctor, despicable. The near misses and missed opportunities nearly drove me insane. The missing daughter was a heart breaker. Some of the misadventures you could see coming, others were surprising. The ending was very well done. Not since reading the Hunchback of Notre Dame have I been so torn by an ending, of course, the ending is still in to come. Can't wait for book number two.