Customer Reviews

The Chatelaine (Windsor Selections)

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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.

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.

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.