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Inghilterra, XIX secolo. Angélique Latham, orfana di madre, cresce nel magnifico castello inglese di Belgrave, circondata dall'amore del padre Phillip, il duca di Westerfield, e in compagnia dei due fratellastri. Intelligente, ben istruita e bellissima, a diciotto anni aiuta il genitore a gestire gli affari di famiglia. Ma una grave malattia sorprende Phillip, il quale, sapendo che la legge estromette Angélique dall'eredità, poco prima di morire consegna alla figlia, in gran segreto, un'ingente somma di denaro, allo scopo di proteggerla anche dalle angherie dei fratellastri. La ragazza infatti, poco dopo i funerali, viene cacciata di casa dagli eredi maschi. Ma quando si cade bisogna sapersi rialzare: per questo Angélique parte alla volta di Parigi e ricomincia da capo. E il destino, si sa, aiuta chi osa: camminando per le strade della capitale, Angélique si imbatte in una giovane prostituta in fuga da un uomo violento. Dopo averle prestato soccorso, un'idea la folgora: con il contributo lasciatole dal padre, aprirà un'elegante casa di piacere. Nasce così Le Boudoir, il luogo prediletto da uomini d'affari, politici e aristocratici, un rifugio sicuro per i più peccaminosi segreti, dove i desideri carnali vengono esauditi da splendide donne protette dalla duchessa Angélique. Ma questa nuova vita, sempre sull'orlo dello scandalo, è davvero il riscatto che Angélique cerca?
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- Pagine: 356
- Data di uscita: 30-04-2018
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OMG...I am half embarrassed to even admit I read this book but here goes. The last time I read a Danielle Steel book has to be at least 25 years ago. However, I see this historical (almost always my first choice) highly rated (GR: 4.21 and Amazon over 4 stars) novel available to borrow as an e-book
Originally 3 Stars. A fairly quick read that I will say was Historical Fiction fluff. 18- year old Angelique Latham has just lost her father The Duke of Westerfield when her half brothers from the Duke's first marriage promptly throw her out since British Law does not entail women to inherit only th Leggi tutto
The beginning you will just hate a lot of the characters. However, as the book goes on you are so wrapped up in Angelique's unfolding story that you can overlook the meh moments at the beginning. Redemption is beautiful! Overall, a great lead character who you cannot help but root for. Her way of re Leggi tutto
In the spirit of trying everything at least once, I picked this up. It was very floofy and felt like what you might get at a creative writing workshop. The premise was interesting but suffered terribly at the hands of bad writing. I'm not quite sure how or why Steel can be so popular. The whole book Leggi tutto
* https://mrsbbookreviews.wordpress.com My book club read this month was a Danielle Steel book of our choice. I selected a recent release from the worldwide bestselling author, The Duchess. I was quite taken in by the beautiful cover that features an aristocratic woman in an eye-catching hat. I was al Leggi tutto
What a great story! By the time I was finished with this I felt emotionally drained from reading about this one woman's life. So many ups and downs especially downs but when she triumphed boy did she ever. But going through her losses with her just wrung me out. I have read Steel all my life but I ha Leggi tutto
I originally gave this 2/5 but I'm lowering it down to 1/5 because the more I think of this, I really can't find any redeeming qualities. So hey! It's the first time I'm giving a non Greek book/writer one star! This is the story of a young noble girl called Angelique. Angelique is the daughter of an Leggi tutto
“She had no idea where the future would lead her or what it would look like, but whatever happened, she was determined to survive it.” ― Danielle Steel, The Duchess This was a quick breezy read. It is about a young bereft girl. Betrayed by family members, she must make her own way in the world. She p Leggi tutto
For such an accomplished author, this book was awful. The plot was thin, predictable and the character development was poor at best. Why does the author feel she needs to tell us what the characters think. Why not reveal it through better dialogue. Don't waste your money or your time....
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