The General's Daughter

by Kate Huntington

Book Overview

When an English war hero escorts his general's unconventional daughter back from the dangerous Spanish Peninsula, before marrying her sister, he finds himself wishing he could switch one fiancee for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821776754
• ISBN13: 9780821776759
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Another fun read

I love this author's books and storylines! She has great stories and characters without a lot of "sex" stuff (at least in the ones I have read thus far). I would give it 4 1/2 stars. I loved this book and all of the characters. I liked finding good in Isabella and how her and Marian grew to be like sisters. The only complaint I would have is that it ended so abruptly. I needed a little more or a complete ending, but I guess that is to be found in the book "A Hero's Homecoming" which didn't get rave reviews, unfortunately.

A Rousing Regency Romp!

You'll be thoroughly entertained when author Kate Huntongton turns her skillful eye away from the Ton and the London social scene to the drama of the Napoleonic Wars in Spain, where a brave, independent surgeon's daughter, Marian Randall, helps nurse wounded soldiers in her father's field hospital. But Marian's life changes drastically when the man she has known all her life as her father dies, and she finds she is the 'natural' daughter of his commanding officer, General Lord Grimsby! Still trying to cope with the shock of this discovery, Marian is packed of to England to take up a new life and find a husband suitable to her station. Things are not made easier when she finds her escort back to England is famed war hero Major Adam Lyconbridge. Who is being sent back home to reluctantly marry his fiancee, General Grimsby's legitimate daughter, Isabella. On the way the two strong personalities, Marian and Adam, clash when they find themselves paired off with the wrong people. Dialogue and situations sparkle in The General's Daughter, and the secondary characters, willful Isabella Grimsby and Majaor lyconbridge's charming politician brother, are so intriguing they're scheduled for their own book, A Hero's Homecoming, in Sept. You'll enjoy this fast-paced story. Highly recommended.

a satisfying read

Miss Marian Randall was quite content with her life as an army doctor's daughter, following her father from battle to battle. So she is quite shocked, upon her father death, to discover she is not Captain Randall's daughter afterall, but rather the illegitimate daughter of General Lord Grimsby. Appalled and distressed, Marian's life is thrown further off kilter when he newly "discovered" father insists that she return to England, so that his wife, Lady Grimsby, can find a suitable husband for her. Alone and with very little money, there is very little that Marian can do except to fall in reluctantly with the general's wishes. In London, she finds her worst fears almost realized: Lady Grimsby is most displeased about being saddled with yet another of her husband's children, and is very hostile towards her. And then there is the unpalatable fact that Marian finds herself to be totally unequipped to lead and enjoy a fashionable London life -- not that she even wants to, mind! If it wasn't for the fact that she rather likes her newly acquired half-sister, Isabelle, life in London under Lady Grimsby's thumb would be a nightmare. And there is Isabelle's fiance, Major Adam Lyonbridge. A more gallant, brave and handsome gentleman, Marian has yet to meet. And it doesn't take Marian long to realize what her true feelings for the dashing major really are. But he's destined to marry Isabelle! How will she bear with the heartbreak once these two are married, esp when she knows that Isabelle simply loathes Adam?On the whole, "The General's Daughter" is a very well written novel that not only focused on the love that develops between Adam and Marian, but also on complex familial relationships and the problems that parents create when they try to arrange their children's lives for them. None of the characters, except perhaps for Marian, are perfect. Most of them have glaring flaws, and few redeeming qualities. Like General Grimsby, for example, who seems to have thought nothing of constantly humiliating his wife by having affair after affair, and leaving her to cope with the welfare of his illegitimate children -- no doubt the reason why his deeply unhappy wife is a bit of a harpy! The anger and disdain that some of the characters feel for each other really does leave an impression, thus making this particular novel is slightly darker than usual read for a Zebra release. So, if you're not a fan of swirling emotions, beware. On the other hand, all this emotion did make "The General's Daughter a much more powerful read. And if I had any problems with this novel, it was Adam's tendency to perpetually cast Isabelle as the perpetual harridan witch of the piece, and Marian as the much put upon heroine -- this really got trying after a while, esp since I was enjoying the unexpected friendship that developed between these two sisters. A much more complex and textured Regency-era romance novel than most, "The General's Daughter" made for enjoyable and satisfying reading,

Very fulfilling--loved the characters!

Though Captain Randall has cared for her as his own, Marian Randall has just received the shock of a lifetime... her father is NOT the kindly army surgeon. Rather, she is the illegitimate daughter of General Grimsby. Marian, who has spent most of her time caring for wounded men on the Spanish Pennisula, now finds herself shipped off to London to unite with her real father's family.War hero Adam Lyonbridge feels honor-bound to his commanding general. For that reason, he agrees to escort Marian to her new home. Though he's intrigued by Marian's strong will & spirit, there's nothing he can do about it. Adam is engaged to the General's other daughter, Isabella Grimsby.For the life of them, Isabella and Adam cannot get along. They practically hate each other. Isabella harbors a secret... one that ultimately alters the course of their lives.On so many levels, this is such a good book. A few paragraphs to describe it do not do it justice. I loved Marian's character. Toward the cataclysmic middle of the book, Marian does something SO selfless, it is impossible not to love her. Marian's half-sister, Isabella, was something of a surprise. Though snobby and self-interested, she is also a caring, sentimental person. Aside from being a story about romantic love, this novel is also about love & acceptance between two new sisters. As for Adam... at the beginning of the book, he was an overbearing Alpha-male type. At his worst, he said to Marian, "I could crush your skull between my thumbs." Having said that to a lady, I wasn't sure his character would ever be redeemed. He certainly DOES redeem himself. Tenfold.I can't say enough about this book. It's fresh, it's surprising (VERY surprising) and it pulls at your heartstrings. I give it 4 1/2 stars. I would love to give it a solid 5-star rating, but the first half of the book was somewhat slow, with the first couple of chapters being awkward and jumbled. (When Marian learned about her new father, it didn't seem natural). However, the second half of the novel MORE than makes up for the stunted beginning. I loved the story. I loved the characters (their emotions were very realistic). I want to see Isabella, for all her faults, get a happy ending. I hope that is what the author is planning. Speaking of the author, Kate Huntington is quickly becoming one of my favorites.