Customer Reviews

Heiress (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)

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This is a story of betrayal, love and acceptance. It is a true "page turner" that I enjoy reading again and again. Get involved with the sisters' fight for their father's love and money. Enjoy the romances that bloom and the bond that grows between the sisters. I reccomend this book. You might ask why I give it only four stars? Well...the storyline between the two sisters could have ended better; plus, Dailey's idea of their father's money equaling his love for each daughter? Read it and tell me what you think. ;)

I couldn't put the book down....thoroughly enjoyed it

I read Heiress by Janet Dailey and I was moved. It kept me interested throughout the whole time. What was most interesting was the setting which is Houston, TX and I am very familiar with that setting. It's about these two girls that share the same father and one is illegitimate. Abbie Lawson is the legitimate one and she lives with her mother Babs. Rachel her half sister, was born on the same day as Abbie even though they had different mothers they were like Twins. Rachel has come to town to attend her father's funeral. There she finds out about the history of her father and his other family. Abbie is rich aristocrat who learns to be tame and down to earth while Rachel becomes self absorbed and in turn they switch places. Both of them fall in love with different men. They pursue their interest in horses which leads them to a devastating end.

Heiress was one of the best Janet Dailey books I've ever read! Thanks for sending the book in good condition as agreed and in a timely manner.

The only thing I enjoyed about this was reading about the oil wells and the horses. Rachel was extremely under developed and there didn't seem to be a whole lot of reason for her coldness towards everyone, including her husband. Seriously, the affairs in the novel were laughable and difficult to believe. Rachel really seemed to love Lane, and then Dailey literally stopped developing their story and only showed us how cold Rachel was. Very disappointing that she did that. There was no development between Rachel and Abbie until the very end. If I hadn't been so irritated with Rachel dying, I might have found that touching. If Dailey had focused the story fully on Abbie and her drama with Mac's, Hix, Ben, and being bankrupt the book would have been a thousand times better. Rachel's story line was an irritating distraction. Honestly, I read it only to find out Mac's reaction to Eden and find out Abbie's ending. The way Abbie broke it off with her husband was trite. Dailey's writing style is enjoyable, it's the focus and development that needs some work. I'm fairly shocked this has four and half stars....

This book was about two half-sisters with lots of rivalry and distain for one another along with their individual love of horses. One sister had her dad in the home while she was growing up and the other was his "love child" with a past mistress who grew up in a different state and saw her dad only occasionally. When the dad unexpectedly passes away, the sisters are brought together due to these circumstances and lots of drama, twists, turns, ensue. I gave the book only three stars because the author went overboard on the subject of horses. Towards the end, I thought "if I hear where Arabian horses originated and how they should be bred one more time....." !!! The rivalry and all-encompassing hatred between the sisters also tended to be much to long and drawn out.

I needed a book to read on a family vacation, so went to Walmart and picked "Heiress" loved it! Got my neice interested and my mom! It is a very nice story...and I hope you will like it too!

I picked a 20-year old copy of this novel for ten cents at a local library sale, and boy did it turn out to be a gem. After the first few chapters, I traded the soiled, crusty copy for the more recent ereads publisher version. My first thoughts are confusion. This story is so remarkable that I can't quite understand why so few copies are in circulation. Heiress is categorized as a romance, but its so much more than that. It is a spectacular story written in a unique backdrop that offers readers an opportunity both to learn and to change their ways. One reviewer once commented that Les Miserables can teach us to want to be better people. I believe this book accomplishes the same. Its the story of two siblings who let jealousy, pride, and hatred turn into cancers that can and often destroy them. Its a lesson in itself on how pride can cause a person to knowingly sabotage him/herself in attempts to hurt others. Its also a lesson on how such negative emotions can cause a person to lose any sense of authentic perception. The plot is spectacular as well, considering that it digresses from and adds a lot more to the typical romance. There were no moments of predictability. It reads more like both a wonderful soap opera and a great piece of literature. This is the type of story you'll carry with you, and its a recommend keep for any bookshelf.

SPOILER ALERT

My only disappointment in this story is that both daughters of Dean knew that Dean's love affair hurt everyone involved, yet both daughters are parties to the same actions in their own marriages. Neither one of them avoid achieving the same transgression for simple purposes that they won't let history repeat itself. With that said, maybe Dailey included such actions to show that love can win in the end While other reviewers are upset that the sisters' relationship ended as it did, I believe Dailey wrote the most appropriate ending in terms of what can be reasonable. Closure was set, and relief was brought to the siblings. No relationship as rivalrous as theirs was could truly make a 180 turn toward sincere amicability.

My copy of this book is soooo worn out...but I keep reading it again and again. A terrific story -- if you're a horse lover, you will really enjoy this book. Janet Dailey really did her research on the Arabian horse business of that time (the boom of the early and mid 80's) and only made a couple of errors, which only Arabian horse insiders would figure out anyway. In addition, the characters are believable and sympathetic. All in all, a fulfilling read -- good for those summer vacation days!

I absolutely loved this book. The passion between Abby and Mac is fantastic. I have never experienced it reading any other book. I read the book and the same day I finished it I bought it off ebay. I read it again as soon as I received it in the mail. It's the only book I've read and then had to reread it because I liked it so much. If you like romance and passion this is the book for you!