Download PDF The Secret Countess, by Eva Ibbotson
The Secret Countess, by Eva Ibbotson
Download PDF The Secret Countess, by Eva Ibbotson
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By the award-winning and bestselling author of Journey to the River Sea, a novel that sings with characteristic Ibbotson warmth and wit.
Über den Autor und weitere Mitwirkende
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came to power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star of Kazan and A Song for Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on 20 October 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Dog, was published in May 2011.
Produktinformation
Taschenbuch: 352 Seiten
Verlag: Macmillan Children's Books; Auflage: Main Market (26. März 2015)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1447280105
ISBN-13: 978-1447280101
Größe und/oder Gewicht:
13 x 2,2 x 19,7 cm
Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung:
5.0 von 5 Sternen
3 Kundenrezensionen
Amazon Bestseller-Rang:
Nr. 59.302 in Fremdsprachige Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Fremdsprachige Bücher)
It's not a hardcover book but the cover still provides some protection.Content:This is a romance story as it already says in the description. For those that already know Eve Ibbotson books, it's very typical with a sweet heroine opposed by this time a beautiful but cruel girl.For those who don't know Eva Ibbotson: Her romance novels circle around a socially fallen from grace (often fugitive around one of the world wars, more the 2nd though for obvious reasons) heroine that usually has beautiful hair and eyes and is in some ways very mature as they have been through hard times but still childish and naive in others. She draws people in not through beauty but her spirit and they come to her for comfort and everyone describes her as special. The hero usually has some kind of property that puts him above her in social ranking and he is sought after by another woman superior to the heroine in either beauty or money. If you don't like romance novels, don't buy this. If you sometimes do, there are no explicit sex scenes and the novels are written in a very sweet and adorable manner. So for romance fans, one definitely has to have an Eva Ibbotson book.
An old fashioned, charming love story which never feels out of date. Lovely (except the villaines), very special characters who feel like old aquaintances after a few pages.I Love all her books and read them during the last years several times. After owning them in paper, now I start collecting kindle editions because I want to be able to read them anytime anywhere.I recommend you to read her other books as well - including her charming stories for children - if you like this one.
Anna Grazinsky is a member of the Russian aristocracy, or White Russians, during the Russian Revolution. Her family is forced to flee from their comfortable life in Russia to England, where they are safe from the revolutionaries. But in England, the Grazinskys are left with nothing. Anna has a very resilient spirit, and instead of moping around and wishing for her old life, she is grateful for the safety of her family and secretly takes a job as a maid so that her little brother can still attend school. With her take-charge attitude, Anna proves that not all rich girls are snobby brats, like modern heiresses lead us to believe.While many of the servants at the Westerholme residence are skeptical of the new foreign girl, Anna quickly charms her way into their hearts. With her deep curtsies, bright smile, and cheerful demeanor, Anna is beloved by all. She does each task assigned to her as best she can, never slacking on the job.When the young and handsome Earl of Westerholme returns home from World War I, Anna is immediately drawn to him. And it seems that he feels a similar attraction to her. But Anna's identity as a countess is still a secret, and she does not have the social standing that she once held in Russia. Plus, the Earl is already engaged to the beautiful but vicious Muriel Hardwicke. Muriel nursed Earl Rupert back to health when he was wounded in the war, and he proposed to her. But that was before he met Anna.In the weeks leading up to the wedding, Muriel begins to take over the Westerholme household, arbitrarily firing servants that do not fit in with her vision for Westerholme. None of the servants or neighbors are fond of Muriel, and as the wedding date approaches, all of Rupert's friends and family are leery of the impending marriage.At the costume ball thrown prior to the wedding, Anna's true identity as a countess is revealed, and Anna and Rupert dance the night away. Everyone can see that they are a perfect couple, but can Rupert and Anna come to terms with their feelings for each other before his marriage to Muriel?Although A COUNTESS BELOW STAIRS has a very fairytale-like romantic plot, Anna is far from the typical princess. She has a feisty spirit and genuinely fun personality that immediately draws you in. Eva Ibbotson does a great job in breathing life into the generic fairytale plot. Anna's story is very similar to what much of the Russian aristocracy experienced during the communist revolution, and Ibbotson shows that even though life is unpredictable and rarely kind, if you embrace all opportunities and make the most of your situation, you will find happiness.Reviewed by: Amber Gibson
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