The Emerald Necklace

by Diana Brown

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312243855
• ISBN13: 9780312243852
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An excellent, heart wrenching Regency

Lady Lenora Fordyce is a member of the aristocracy. She is spoiled by her indulgent father. He is deeply in debt due to gambling. They have a noble name but no money. Etienne Lambert is a self made man. He is very wealthy, handsome and (horrors!) (...). Yes, this is a marriage of convenience story but it is so much more. Lenora is not at all happy with Etienne. She does see some redeeming qualities in him but the fact that he's a commoner is almost more than she can stand. She tells him of his unacceptability to her. She continues to gallivant about with her snobby friends after the marriage and in general treats Etienne like a pest. On the other hand. Etienne treats her with care and patience. Telling her he hopes she will come to care for him a little bit. Through a series of events and misunderstandings. Lenora drives him away. She realizes that she misses his care and attention. There are many obstacles in the way of their happy ending. The journey is an emotional roller coaster for the reader. It's sometimes hard to read but worth the pay off. There is a seperation of the couple (I usually hate that). Here it serves a purpose. She changes in the time away from Etienne. She was hard to like at first but she grows up and realizes what a wonderful man she has married. He is good to everybody. Even her selfish father. This Regency could easily stand up with the wonderful Mary Balogh. It's a hard ride but it makes you feel!