A Heritage of Shadows [Paperback]

Madeleine Brent (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd (1988)
• ASIN: B000ORJ4L0
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT STORY TELLING!, October 12, 2006

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Pio (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Heritage of Shadows (Hardcover)

This was a very suspenseful and adventurous story set during the turn of the last century that never bores you for even a second. The heroine suffers a very harsh tragedy through her teens and then is able to escape her circumstances and start anew, free although poor. Her positive attitude keeps the reader positive as you nervously follow her adventures and friendships through England, France and Mexico. With Brent's stories you never know what's going to happen next. I mean not a clue! There are no sex scenes in this or any of her other novels I read, but there is always a strong yet subtle sexual element in the heroine's character. In this particular story, the heroine's sexual experience is very important yet is revealed slowly and indirectly. There is no vulgarity in any of the writer's words yet the harshness is amply conveyed. Brent is one of the most skilled romance novelists I have ever read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Novel, April 14, 2008

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A. Arey (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Heritage of Shadows (Mass Market Paperback)

Hannah MacLeod is happy living her life as a poor waitress in Montmartre. She has a good friend, Toby, who likes to paint pictures of her. Suddenly, her life is turned upside down when she saves a wealthy American, but fears the police are after her. She accepts employment with a mysterious Englishman, who is not what he seems. When Hannah's past is exposed, her life is thrown into tumult. A very good read, though not as good as Brent's other novels.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story. . ., May 24, 2004

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B. Mckee "beemac" (Alma, AR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Heritage of Shadows (Hardcover)

as are all tales of Madeleine Brent. The story is presented in increments, slowly revealing secrets of the past in proper doses to be acceptable to the reader. Parts of the story are distasteful in the extreme, but some of the characters are beautiful and inspiring.

If you are fortunate enough to find this book, you'll get to meet Hannah McLeod, the Butterfly Girl, as well as her artist friend, Toby Kent, and many other interesting characters, both good and bad.