Valerie

By Joan Smith

Book Overview

Tall, sandy haired and with golden feline eyes. What better model could her eccentric aunt find for the heroine of her latest romance novel? But the plot of life proved far richer than fiction. For... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449501930
• ISBN13: 9780449501931
• Release Date: July 1981
• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Another fun read

The blurb from 1981 paperback version: Valerie was a lioness! Tall, sandy-haired, with golden feline eyes. What better model could her eccentric aunt find for the heroine of her latest anonymous romance novel? But the plot of life proved far richer than fiction. For when Valerie arrived at her aunt's country estate, she suddenly found herself in the midst of high society seances and chicanery...where secret passages hid stolen jewels, where money changed hands as fast as Val changed gowns. And where distant French cousins and dashingly attractive, if poor, scholars, turned out to be as intangible as ghosts, as flimsy as certain "famous" fortunes, and as illusive and longed for as love... This was such a funny and fun read, as many other Ms. Smith's books. The story was told as the first person style, it had battle of wits of h/h, eccentric aunt, mystery, sweet romance, lots of clever dialogues, and a laugh out loud enjoyment. Two Thumbs Up!