The Youngest Miss Ward
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The Youngest Miss Ward

by Joan Aiken

1998•Romance•317 pages

Taste attributes: romancehistoricalcomedyslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringdeep rivalrylove conquers allunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a warm-hearted, stirring romance novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

Hatti Ward is the most accomplished and kind of the Ward sisters, but is treated with contempt by all except her mother. Packed off to her uncle's estate in Portsmouth, she has to endure her frightful cousins and haughty Lady Ursula. Soon she and Lady Ursula are in competition for a certain lord.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceHistoricalComedyDeep rivalryLove conquers allUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Young womenMan-woman relationshipsSocial life and customsMiddle classHistoryFamiliesRomance fictionEngland

Details

Author
Joan Aiken
Published
1998
Pages
317
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