Dame Durden's daughter [Hardcover]

Joan Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1978

From his earliest years Helver Trebourne, son of the Duke and Duchess of Saymore, had set tongues wagging in the sleepy town of Tisbury, and often with good reason. Only Edgitha Durden, his spirited next-door neighbour, enjoyed Helver's confidence and to him she was always Eddie. Drawn to the continent by the excitement surrounding the Congress of Vienna, Helver returns three years later to find himself the new Duke of Saymore. Suddenly a man of responsibility and one of the most eligible bachelors around, he is fair game for the likes of red-haired Lady De Courcy. Meanwhile, Eddie must contend with the questionable intentions of the devoted Dr Thorne. In this fast-paced and witty comedy of errors, will Helver realize his perfect match is right under his nose before it's too late?

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About the Author

Joan Smith lives in Georgetown, near Toronto, Canada. She has written more than a hundred books, many of them Regency romances. Her previous novel, Blossom Time, was also published by Robert Hale. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 207 pages
• Publisher: Walker (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802706037
• ISBN-13: 978-0802706034
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,353,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Liked it until the end, November 15, 2010

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This review is from: Dame Durden's Daughter (Kindle Edition)

I have enjoyed other books by Joan Smith and was liking this one as well until the end. In fact something bothered me so much, I actually signed up just to write this review.
I'm not sure you could call it a spoiler, but at the climax the hero SLAPS the heroine! And then SHE apologizes! He immediately apologizes to her as well, but it took the fun right out of everything and ruined my enjoyment of the ending. I feel that the context did not justify the action in anyway (not that violence is ever really justifiable).
I wish I had not bought this as an ebook so I could return it. As it is, I have no plans to read it again and may simply delete it.
Very disappointing. But I still recommend other regencies by Smith (Winter Wedding is my favorite - get that one instead!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A young crush turning into adult ???, July 20, 2002

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This review is from: Dame Durden's Daughter (A Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Duke Helver has known Dame Durden's daughter Edith all her life. To avoid a sticky unacceptable relationship, Dame Durden
encourange Edith to marry Doctor Thorne---who was not as wholesome a character has she had assumed...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I rather liked it!, June 23, 2006

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This review is from: Dame Durden's Daughter (A Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Though not quite a Georgette Heyer, it nevertheless delivers more than the regular run-of-the-mill Regencies around. I think it's because most of her secondary characters are reasonably well conceived and written. I have also read another novel by the author, Imprudent Lady. I found Dame Durden's Daughter more interesting (had better-written interplay between various characters).