Love Lessons [Paperback]

Elizabeth Mansfield (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (May 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425059383
• ISBN-13: 978-0425059388
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,893,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, October 24, 2010

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This review is from: Love Lessons (Paperback)

This is one of my "keeper" books--the few regency romances that I have read (and I have probably read close to 500 by now) and I have saved and reread on a regular basis. No matter how many times I have gone through the story, it still moves me to tears every time.

The book starts off with 13-year old Anne Saunders recounting her experience with "amour." Or rather, her mother's experiences with it. Her mother was a mistress to many a men and was ruled by passion--"amour" she called it.

When her mother dies, Anne goes to live with an older cousin named Oliver, a confirmed bachelor. Here Anne is shaped into the woman she will grow into.

The book is told in Anne's point of view, first person narrative. It is not only a very easy read (I can never put it down), but it is emotional and touching. I don't think I will ever get sick of rereading it. I've read a few of other Elizabeth Mansfield's other books and none have been as wonderful, most are not even close, to this one. Indeed, I think this is one of the best Regency books from any author.