Inheritance

by Judith Michael

Book Overview

From New York Times bestseller Judith Michael comes a dramatic novel of love, loss, and deep-buried family secrets. Laura Fairchild enters a charmed world when eccentric patriarch Owen Salinger takes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671899554
• ISBN13: 9780671899554
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Inheritance

This was one of the most compelling, vivid stories I have ever read. The characters and scenery come alive as the authors take you through a dozen or so years of this woman's life--of her struggles, her redemption and triumph. It's about love lost and found, and the eternal spirit of a scorned, yet determined woman. After reading the first chapter, you will be hooked. I cannot get this book out of my mind. Absolutely incredible.

The Best Book Ever

The first time I ever read this, I honestly could not put it down! I loved it so much that I read it four times.The story will have you captivated as the characters come to life, the settings you can visualize and the plot will have you turning page after page.Enjoy! over and over!

very, very steamy ( soap opera worthy)

I first got this book from my mom's personal romance library and I was reluctant to read it 'cause it's so long (600+). But it was summer at that time and I had nothing better to do so what the hey, might as well read it. Boy, am I glad I went with my instincts 'cause this is the best contemporary book I ever read. I usually don't go for these kinds of books 'cause I'm more the historical romance type, but believe me, this book is just incredibly awesome. It's all about family, romance, drama, tragedy, betrayal, success, and best of all, oh so sweet revenge! God, this book just got it all and anyone who reads this would definitely not be bored. Actually, I bet you won't get any sleep while reading this one 'cause your eyes would be glued to the book from the first page to the very last. This story is about Laura Fairchild, a smart, very beautiful, but extremely naive girl who was dirt poor but learned the all the ropes of living in high society from the very influential Salinger family who made their fortune from their deluxe hotels scattered all over the country. She got extremely close to Owen Salinger, the family's patriarch, to Allison, Owen's grandaughter, and to Paul, Owen's handsome grandnephew. However, Laura's happy little bubble exploded when her beloved Owen died. In his will, he gave most of his millions to his family, but he also left Laura money and properties that infruiated the rest of the greedy family. They somehow managed to disinherit poor Laura and leave her totally peniless and homeless. But she was not absolutely empty-handed, because she has with her the priceless knowledge about hotel management Owen thought her while he was still alive and she vowed that she would get back her inheritance no matter what and get her revenge. This may sound a little vindictive to you but I gotta tell you, after all the Salingers did to Laura, you just wanna see them all suffer. Even Allison, whom Laura thought was her friend, thought the worst of her, but the saddest part was that Paul, whom she was engaged to, broke off the wedding because he thought she was nothing but a gold-digger and thief. As the years go on, Laura would keep on succeeding and succeeding on her hotel businesses until she bought back everything that was left to her by Owen and then, bankrupt the Salingers by using what Owen thought her. I tell you, it's just so exciting seeing seeing her get all she wanted by using her brains. She managed to own the hotels that celebrities and royals would kill to stay on and it's so rewarding to see that after all those years of tragedies and hard work, she gets to trample the high and mighty Salingers in the dirt. But the extremely juicy part was when she and the Salingers, especially Allison and Paul, meet for the first time after all those years and they see how filthy rich and successful Laura became. That was so good! I tell you, this is a lot like one of those daytime soaps but

DEFINETLY A BOOK TO REMEMBER!!!!

This book has been lended to me by a friend. To be honest it was my first but definetly it's not going to be the last. The story is so intruing and be prepared to have a lot of hours available to read for the temptation to go on reading is extremely big. I loved it and I will definetly recommend it. I will buy it so I can read it over and over again.

I've never read a book so fantastic!

Wow! Full of twist and turns! Around and around you go, along with the characters of this story. It grabs you from the beginning and holds on to you until the end. You can't put this book down!