The Duchess
A sparkling tale of a remarkable woman from the billion copy bestseller
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4.4 • 43 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Orphaned. Betrayed. Determined.
England, 1820. Angélique Latham grew up in her magnificent country house, Belgrave Castle with her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her mother. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally deny her very existence and send her out into the world alone.
At eighteen, Angélique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty and an envelope of money her late father pressed upon her. Unable to secure employment, Angélique desperately makes her way to Paris. To survive, she will need all her resources – and one bold stroke of fortune.
Angélique takes an unfamiliar and unimaginable path in setting up what becomes a highly successful business. But she lives on the edge of scandal; can she ever make a life for herself?
From England to Paris and New York, cosy up with this fan-favourite from Danielle Steel, as she weaves an enchanting story of a woman of unquenchable spirit in The Duchess.
Customer Reviews
Rubbish
The accuracy of the historical detail is poor to say the least. Ducal totals cannot be sold or bought, entails cannot be broken due to debt and generally without special remainder titles cannot be passed down though the female line. Historically a daughter of a duke half sister or joy would not be thrown out to live life as a nanny. It would be social suicide for the family. Rubbish and lazy research.