The Silk Vendetta [Paperback]

Victoria Holt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1990

"It is quite possible that [this] is her most thrilling and compelling novel to date." RAVE REVIEWS As long as she can remember, the exquisite Lenore Cleremont has lived at The Silk House, the luxurious English country estate of the wealthy Sallonger family. Neither a slave nor a servant, she has grown into a young woman who has shown promise as a dress designer. But she has also won the heart of the two charismatic Sallonger sons. Then tragedy strikes. And Lenore finds herself playing a central role in a drama that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear....

Product Details

• Paperback: 373 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett Crest; 1st edition; 12th printing edition (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449215482
• ISBN-13: 978-0449215487
• ASIN: B0011MJV5G
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Victoria Holt is amazing!, April 16, 2001

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Maria J. Arellano (LaGrangeville, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silk Vendetta (Library Binding)

Lenore lives and grows up in the house of the Sallongers along with her grandmother whom is very skilled at dressmaking. The Sallongers have had a long time feud with an extended part of their family, the St. Allengeres, about which of the families is the best in the silk making business. When Lenore marries one of the Sallonger sons a mysterious chain of events unfolds involving seduction, greed, murder and revenge. I have only started reading Victoria Holt's books and I am hooked. She is an excellent mystery-romance writer and am determined to read all of her books. I highly recommend her books, especially for those romantics out there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tops, February 3, 2009

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JR (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Silk Vendetta (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of Victoria Holt's best. It has a surprise ending, as usual; best of all, it is not full of gruesome images. I am rereading the last half.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, May 23, 2004

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sue bradley (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: the silk vendetta (Hardcover)

The Silk Vendetta is one of Victoria Holt's best books. Mixing intrigue, mystery, romance and suspense, she weaves a compelling tale round the heroine Lenore, who grows up at The Silk House. The background of the silk trade is engrossing, and Lenore's character is compelling as she deals with the two men in her life, Philip - likeable and kindhearted- and Charles, as cruel as he is handsome. But as always with Victoria Holt, all is not as it seems, and Lenore has to go through a succession of adventures before finding true love. If you like your romances sevred up with plenty of adventure, then read this book. If you've read other Victoria Holt books then you'll know what I mean, and if you haven't, you're in for a treat.