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Title: Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt ISBN: 0-449-23924-1 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: THE gothic romance classic!
Comment: I first read this book in 8th grade, at a summer camp. I've lost count of how many times I've read it thus far; but I'm reading it right now and I'm 42 years old!
As others have said, this is a timeless classic that relies on a gripping story and excellent characters to hold the reader, rather than the sleazy sex scenes that fill many modern-day romance novels. I believe I have read all of Victoria Holt's books over the years (She has also written as Jean Plaidy and Phillipa Carr) and yes, they are somewhat formulaic, but they are always a good, satisfying read.
"Mistress of Mellyn" inspired my interest in all things English, from afternoon tea to English history. It vividly creates a world that completely draws you in, right up to the last page.
Rating: 5
Summary: Still Fresh After All These Years
Comment: This is really dating me because this is the first romance novel I ever read. I read it when it was published about 35 years ago--but then I was rather young at the time--so to speak.
I thought it was one of the most wonderful books I had ever read, but then I was a young teenager. The world of romance was opened to me by this book, and I shall never forget it even though I have moved on to other types of books and away from romances per se.
Besides being a romance, it is a mystery with a surprise ending, which lends itself to being compared to Jane Eyre and Rebecca. This novel, though not a classic, is refreshing still in the 21st century.
Martha Leigh has come to Mellyn to care for Connan Tremellyn's difficult daughter, Alvean. In the process of caring for her, Martha falls under the spell of the home, Mellyn and its many secrets--the main secret being was the former Mrs. Tremellyn murdered, and if so by whom. As she searches for answers, she falls under Connan's spell while still frightened he may have murdered his wife.
This books is still as delightful today as it was many years ago.
Rating: 5
Summary: The book that made me a fan of Victoria Holt
Comment: This is the first book by Victoria Holt that I ever read. I was 14 or 15 years old at that time. Though almost a decade has gone by, I can still remember that, from the moment I started reading "Mistress of Mellyn", I couldn't do anything else. Since then, many other books by Victoria Holt have landed in my hands. I remember that my cousins and I used to spend our holidays at the beach, lying on the sand, sunbathing... and trading with Victoria Holt's books. I don't know. It seems to me that they are very realistic (descriptions are superb). Romantic (in the literary and literal senses), too. And what about that feeling of happiness that evolves around you when you finish the book that you've been devouring for days?
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Title: The King of the Castle by Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0449200337 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1988 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Menfreya in the Morning by Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Jean Plaidy ISBN: 038506098X Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (T) Pub. Date: 01 June, 1966 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Bride of Pendorric by Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0449215075 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1986 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Kirkland Revels by Victoria Holt ISBN: 0449215105 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Lord of the Far Island by Victoria Holt ISBN: 0002215810 Publisher: Collins Pub. Date: 1975 |
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