At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple [Hardcover]

Marion Chesney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1991

When Henrietta Bascombe opened a confectionary shop, the Earl of Carrisdown was both drawn to and repelled by her shopgirl status. Matters weren't helped at all when rumors began that Henrietta was really working in the oldest profession. A Regency romance.

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About the Author

Marion Chesney, the widely acclaimed author of historical romances, also writes the popular Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth mystery series under the name M. C. Beaton. This is the fourth book in her Edwardian murder mystery series. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between the English Cotswolds and Paris.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727841076
• ISBN-13: 978-0727841070
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,899,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marion Chesney is known primarily for the more than 100 historical romance novels she has published under her own name and under several pseudonyms: Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, and Charlotte Ward. But M.C. Beaton is the pseudonym she reserves for her mystery novels.

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5.0 out of 5 stars No well bred lady goes into trade..., October 10, 2000

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Ruth A. Caldwell "Highland Princess Mum" (Walnut Creek, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple (Hardcover)

Can you imagine being good for nothing but marriage? Henrietta can't imagine, and decides to take her pittance of an inheritance and turn it into a fortune... but opening a London Sweet Shop? Soon, she and her beautiful partners are in business, working day and night to make lovely pastries,etc, to entice the passersby to patronize her shop. Her unseemly business is a success until the Earl of Carrisdowne catches his young brother and friend ogling the pretty girls behind the counter. A look at Henrietta made the Earl determined to put the place out of business and have her for his own! Says Henrietta..."I DON'T THINK SO!"

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5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable & quick read! Difficult to put down!, May 2, 2001

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"oceanmarina" (Bronx, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple (Hardcover)

What can I say? You are sad at the end of the book because you hate to say good-bye to the characters. A fresh, original (avoiding the usual cliches)book. You will want to read this one again and again!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Marion Chesney, May 22, 2011

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S. Parsley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple (Hardcover)

I love Marion Chesney books. I have found them entertaining, they are a quick read and I can count on them. They are chessy- the formula is boy meets girl, one is in love with someone else, there is a threat on there life, someone dies, they end up together and they love happily ever after. Like Barbara Cartland without the extra trim. However, I couldn't read this one- I stopped after the second chapter.