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Tregaron's Daughter

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Why is Madeleine Brent out of print???!!! Her books are so much fun to read. I got addicted to her with GOLDEN URCHIN and have loved her ever since. Her first gothic novel TREGARON'S DAUGHTER is highly suspenseful, completely unpredictable and has the stuff of the best film noir if it were made into a movie. Cadi Tregaron's voyages from a small English fishing village to the luxury of the kindly and well to do Morton family in Kent to the romance and mystery of Venice, Italy keep the reader's mind full of lush visuals and presents characters you like and care about. Excellent reading!!!

This book is an old, old favorite of mine. I re-read it regularly and once even attempted to write a screen adaptation of it. It would make a superb movie, because it has it all, starting with a terrific heroine: Cadi's strong, beautiful, emotionally complex, and funny, and she has a cool nickname. Plus there are two or three mysteriously attractive yet possibly dangerous leading men; drama and mystery; beautiful settings; period costumes. I'm being a bit flip, but this is really a wonderful book. Entertaining but not mindless. Romantic, but not gushy. This deserves to be reissued.

This book is a masterpiece. Cadi Tregaron is a true heroine and Madeline Brent is brilliant by creating such a terrfic story that leaves the reader thinking even after finishing the book. The book is a romantic suspense and it is more suspenful than romantic, which is a plus, but the romance that is strung throughtout the book will make your heart flutter and almost make you want to cry. It is not gushy, but rather the ideal way to have or find love. I loved it, I never wanted it to end and I'm sure most people will agree with me that it is a very difficult book to put down.

This book is an old, old favorite of mine. I re-read it regularly and once even attempted to write a screen adaptation of it. It would make a superb movie, because it has it all, starting with a terrific heroine: Cadi's strong, beautiful, emotionally complex, and funny, and she has a cool nickname. Plus there are two or three mysteriously attractive yet possibly dangerous leading men; drama and mystery; beautiful settings; period costumes. I'm being a bit flip, but this is really a wonderful book. Entertaining but not mindless. Romantic, but not gushy. This deserves to be reissued.

Just a note for Madeline Brent fans. Madeline Brent is a pseudonym for Peter O'Donnell. This author has written a number of wonderful spy/mystery/adventure style books featuring a female protagonist, Modesty Blaise. Great stuff.

Luckily for me, this is the first Madeleine Brent book I read and also the first one that he/she wrote.

It got me hooked on his/her writing. Of course after you have read the next few books, you see that there is a definite pattern to his/her work. A heroine who is alone, friendless but with lots of spirit who manages to prevail over great adversity.

Part of the joy of reading a brent are the exotic locales although this book is set primarly in Britain. A unique writer who is head and shoulders above the rest.

I read this book in 1979, and of course have read many books since then. This book still remains my absolute favorite, which is no small feat considering the 30 year time span. After so many years, I'd like to get a copy and read it again!

This book was what started my Daughter reading, she was having trouble reading and not wanting to in about 5th or 6th grade. I had read this book and was trying to find something she would just finish and possablely get interested in. She loved it and has been reading ever since. I would like to know more about the Author.

If you love gothic romantic suspense, you cannot live without this book in your collection!! I have worn out my first copy and am now looking for a second...The story is about a young girl, Cadi Tregaron, who lives in the small fishing village of Mawstone, Cornwall and who hopes one day to see more of the world. Then by a turn of events, she gets to see more than she ever hoped for, and not all good....questioning who are her friends, and who are not. This story has oodles of intrigue, and more than a few twists and turns along the way. And it ends with a bang! Love it Love it Love it.

This was my first Madeleine Brent book, and I must say, my favorite. I came away feeling like I'd learned something of the country in which the book was set. Ms. Brent doesn't sully your mind with fowl language and vulgarities. Hard to find such an author in this day and time. This novel was pure reading pleasure!!