Dame Durden's Daughter
by Joan Smith
Taste attributes: historicalromancedramawholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections
Boxlist takeMoving and good-natured: a grounded historical novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
From his earliest years Helver Trebourne, son of the Duke and Duchess of Saymore, had set tongues wagging in the sleepy town of Tisbury, and often with good reason. Only Edgitha Durden, his spirited next-door neighbour, enjoyed Helver's confidence and to him she was always Eddie.
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- Author
- Joan Smith
- Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 228
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- Open Library
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