Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
First line: ”It was a crime that Amelia Willoughby was not married.”
If you are a fan of Julia Quinn’s then I don’t have to tell you that you will smile your way through Mr. Cavendish, I Presume. As I was reading (and smiling), it occurred to me that I recognized variations of this story; the characters, the setting, the plot. At which time I stopped and had to locate my copy of The Lost Duke of Wyndham. It turns out that it is indeed the same story only from the possible-soon-to-be-ex Duke’s point of view. A proud man to be sure.
Intriguing. A mean old grandmother, who is most stories would end up “having a heart of gold under a rough exterior,” is truly hateful indeed. By some strange twist of fate, the current Duke’s (and we use this term loosely) long lost cousin, holds up his grandmother’s carriage on the way home from a dreadfully boring Assembly. Yes. The long lost cousin was recognized by the grandmother – and kidnapped – by the grandmother. Is the Duke really the Duke, or is the Duke now Mr. Cavendish?
If you’ve happened to read The Lost Duke of Wyndham, then you must read Mr. Cavendish. In fact, I recommend it, regardless.
For: Readers who feel like smiling, because humor and irony is the end all. And, because they will not be able to stop themselves. -Kathy Wheeler