The Unwilling Heiress [Paperback]

Sandra Heath (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Signet (May 5, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451145208
• ISBN-13: 978-0451145208
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,464,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars And just who is she, really?, January 23, 2005

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kellytwo "kellytwo" (cleveland hts, ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unwilling Heiress (Paperback)

There's never a dull moment in this very plausible story of a young woman who discovers, just when she's about to enter the world at the age of eighteen, that she isn't really who she'd always thought she was! Oh, to be sure, Janine Oldfield is the daughter of London's most famous actress, Peg Oldfield, but-not as Janine had always thought-from the wrong side of the blanket. Oh, no! She's the legitimate daughter of Peg and her short-lived marriage to Henry Winterton, and as such, the heiress to the wealthy Calworth estates. (Think Castle Howard in the TV production of Brideshead Revisited.)

Because of a promise made to her mother when Peg was dying, Janine shortly thereafter finds herself in the rugged Yorkshire countryside, Calworth, to be exact. Here, she discovers the other side of herself, and begins to wonder about her future. She'd always planned to follow in her mother's footsteps on London's stages, but now her mother's insistence on a trial as heiress will turn her life upside-down.

Of course, there are also two men. One who loves her, but whose love she can't return, whereas the one she shouldn't love is - well, you'll enjoy the reading of it, anyway. Ms. Heath's stock characters are all here: the well-meaning grandparent, the scheming viscious she-cat (human variety) and loyal friends of all kinds from all levels of society. Scenery and costume descriptions will make you drool with delight! Another oldie but goodie that deserves to be re-issued, from this always-entertaining author.