Sheila Bishop (1916–2009)
Autor(a) de Speaking Likeness
Obras de Sheila Bishop
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Dorothy Sheila Kinsman Bishop
- Data de nascimento
- 1916-10-03
- Data de falecimento
- 2009-05-30
- Sexo
- female
Membros
Resenhas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 36
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 275
- Popularidade
- #84,339
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 67
- Idiomas
- 2
- Favorito
- 1
It all begins when an old goldsmith dies and the effect it has on the lives of his family and employees.
He was a bit of a tyrant and his death enables his widow to finally try to find her illegitimate grandchild,her daughter ran away with a nobleman and became pregnant out of wedlock dying after giving birth to her child.
The widow tempts an young goldsmith that worked for her husband to try and find her grandchild,if he does he will get a reward. He accepts and follows the trail to an orphanage where the likeliest person (in his mind) is Grace,a beautiful 16 year old girl.
He decides he might as well bring her back since she resembles the dead daughter so much.
Meanwhile at the goldsmiths home/shop the heir Laurence has arrived to take over and immedietaly clashes with the widows ward Philadelphia (the heroine..well one of them),who believes the rumor she had heard about him being lazy and having run away from his duty as the goldsmiths heir.
Things get even more complicated when Grace arrives and is accepted by her grandmother at sight,but Laurence harbors suspicisions and refuse to believe her to be who she claims to be.
I enjoyed Philadelphia/Del s character and viewpoint ,much more than Graces,who was this wideyed innocent character wich abounds in romances.
This is one of those historical romances that are low on actual romance but high on historical accuracy(as far as I can tell)
Some might find this unbearably dull and while I didnt hate this book,it wont go on my list of favorites either.
In the end the couple (one of them) declares their feelings for each other and you are left a bit dumbfounded as to when exactly these strong feelings developed.
I could never really see Laurence as someone attractive since he is described as having a goatee and a foot high ruffle AND a pearl earring.
But... it was fashionable for the time *shrugs*… (mais)