the austere, reserved Drue, the Duke of Warminster, is asked by a servant at a Scottish posting inn if he will give a lift to a little old lady whose carriage has broken down, he reluctantly agrees.
But then he is outraged to discover that the frail old lady is a young redhaired beauty called Jabina, who has run away from home and a marriage forced on her by her father.
When their own carriage overturns, severely injuring the Duke, the pair are taken in by aristocratic friends of Jabina's father
and Jabina, terrified of being sent home, tells their hosts that she and Drue are married.
The Duke is then appalled to find that through an obscure Scottish law he is now actually and legally married to this unruly and impulsive young girl.
But, as they travel together to France and fall into mortal danger as Napoleon Bonaparte declares war on England, their mutual dislike blossoms into a burgeoning passion the question now is whether they will ever to able to escape from France and return to England to fulfil their unspoken love.
.,/le style de l'auteure manque de subjectivité, j'aurais aimé avoir plus de détails dans certains passages et ralentir un peu le rythme car parfois ca semblait trop niais
les références et le cadre historique sont intéressants
couple prévisible mais bon
aucunes informations concernant la reaction du père de Jabina c'est dommage
je pense que ca aurait fait un bon film au cinema
"The Impetuous Duchess" is one of many historical romances by the iconic author Barbara Cartland where we get to follow a unlikely couple in the reserved and nerdy hero Drue, Duke of Warminster, who mistakes the young heroine Jabina for a old lady when he picks her up in Scotland.
And does he get surprised when he knows its actually a young lady who has escaped from a arranged engagement to a older man.
There is such a natural and historic element in the story of Drue and Jabina, first disliking each other but then learning to appreciate each other.
Its also set during the time Napoleon declared war on England, In mids of this crazy journey they unwillingly fall in love with each other, Jabina surfaced like a flower in a desert in Drues eyes, Her insults on how she thought him boring really seemed to hurt him, Love how he still choose to care and protect her in the whole journey, Even killing a man for her, Jabina for all her impulsive behaviour and having a imagination and energy that never seemed to run out was a lovely creature.
Brave and stubborn in every obstacle she had to go through with Drue, I do believe that Cartland created a beautiful couple in Jabina amp Drue, Loved that it had some action and historical elements to it, And unlike the typical Cartland story, it actually had some twists to the plot,
I'm glad that I got this in the book version, because reading it by my self made it just that bit better, than with the narrator.
Storia carina e piacevole, abbastanza scontata ma interessante per quello che riguarda il matrimonio scozzese per nuncupazione, unantica usanza peraltro abrogato solo nel.
Amusing. I was intrigued by the description of the Parisian ladies fashions as practically transparent, I had not realized it was the thing for the period.
And, although Dame Cartland writes fluff, shes quite historically accurate,
Anyway, cute read, Now this is how I remember Barbara Cartland!! Not the ones I have been reading, This was perfect. The Duke inadvertently had picked up a runaway on his trip and she was fleeing a forced marriage, He ends up helping her get to France to live with her Aunt, The hero was wounded and she told the people that saved them He was her husband, And so on Scotland that means you are married, The Duke is not happy but He still helps her go to France, But wait Bonaparte has declared war and all English tourists must be arrested, They have to flee Paris! And actually it was a great story, With no kissing until the very end, but still very cute, Sometimes the heroine annoyed me because she was so impetuous and naive that she almost led them into more danger.
The Duke was a bit starchy but by the end he was a wonderful hero, These are the type of stories I remember, And I loved it!!! When the austere, reserved Drue, the Duke of Warminster, is asked by a servant at a Scottish posting inn if he will give a lift to a little old lady whose carriage has broken down, he reluctantly agrees.
But then he is outraged to discover that the frail old lady is a young redhaired beauty called Jabina, who has run away from home and a marriage forced on her by her father.
When their own carriage overturns, severely injuring the Duke, the pair are taken in by aristocratic friends of Jabina's father and Jabina, terrified of being sent home, tells their hosts that she and Drue are married.
The Duke is then appalled to find that through an obscure Scottish law he is now actually and legally married to this unruly and impulsive young girl.
But, as they travel together to France and fall into mortal danger as Napoleon Bonaparte declares war on England, their mutual dislike blossoms into a burgeoning passion the question now is whether they will ever to able to escape from France and return to England to fulfil their unspoken love Im not a romance reader.
This is the first romance I have ever read, I found a collection of Barbara Cartland books aboutor so at a Goodwill and was drawn to their vintage covers.
The covers are adorable and I love the colorful sprayed edges, Im kind of a sucker for anything vintage,
Negatives:
Mostly onedimensional hero/heroine,
Syrupy sweet ending,
Positives:
Cartland definitely researched the time period Napoleon was in charge of France, and the details were pretty interesting.
It was quaint and sort of cute in an old fashioned way,
A surprising amount of action and suspense,
The writing wasnt bad,
Overall, it was an interesting book that had enough plot twists to keep me engaged and entertained throughout.
A quick, short read, Matrimonio a sorpresa è uno dei romanzi rosa storici di Barbara Cartland, autrice considerata la Regina del romanzo rosa ai suoi tempi.
Si tratta di romanzo un po datato quindi non ci sono scene spinte lautrice difendeva i valori tradizionali e credeva nella verginità prima del matrimonio e questo traspare tanto nelle sue opere.
Tutto inizia in una locanda dove Jabina fingendosi unanziana donna riesce a farsi dare un passaggio dal duca di Warminister.
Jabina sta fuggendo da un matrimonio combinato e sta cercando di raggiungere una sua parente a Parigi, Il duca, invece, grande studioso vorrebbe solo tornare alla sua vita tranquilla ma quando scopre i piani della sua passeggera capisce che non può abbandonarla a se stessa
Per ora, è quello che mi è piaciuto di meno di questautrice.
Probabilmente perché la parte avventurosa ha preso il sopravvento sulla storia damore, I due protagonisti hanno sì interazioni ma alla fine è davvero difficile comprendere come si siano innamorati,
Inoltre, a causa della brevità tutto è trattato in maniera troppo veloce e poco approfondita, Non cè alcun incontro con la zia, né si sa qualcosa del suo destino né Jabina se lo chiede, non si sa se ci sarà un incontro tra il padre di Jabina e il duca, come prenderà il matrimonio e tanti piccoli dettagli che avrebbero potuto rendere la storia meno superficiale.
Le descrizioni di ambienti e vestiario non sono troppo dettagliate e non appesantiscono la lettura che resta sempre molto scorrevole.
La trama in sé non è particolarmente originale ma lidea di partenza era interessante visto che lautrice ha usato unantica usanza scozzese per legare i protagonisti.
I romanzi forse sarebbe il caso di chiamarli racconti lunghi di Barbara Cartland sono storie adatte a chi ha voglia di iniziare a leggere romanzi rosa storici.
Enjoyable, would read again. The book is short, interesting and cute, I enjoyed reading this a lot, There is something great about classic Romance that i enjoy more than anything, Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was a English writer, during her long career, she wrote overbooks, making her one of the most prolific authors of theth century.
She sold over,million copies throughout the world, earning her a place in the Guinness Book of Records, The worlds most famous romantic novelist, she also wrote autobiographies, biographies, health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs.
She was often billed as the Queen of Romance, and became one of the United Kingdoms most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues.
She started her writing career as a gossip column Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was a English writer, during her long career, she wrote overbooks, making her one of the most prolific authors of theth century.
She sold over,million copies throughout the world, earning her a place in the Guinness Book of Records, The world's most famous romantic novelist, she also wrote autobiographies, biographies, health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs.
She was often billed as the Queen of Romance, and became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues.
She started her writing career as a gossip columnist for the Daily Express, She published her first novel, Jigsaw, a society thriller, in, It was a bestseller. She went on to write myriad novels and earn legions of fans, she also wrote under her married name sitelink Barbara McCorquodale.
Some of her books were made into films, Ever the romantic, during WWII, she served as the Chief Lady Welfare Officer in Bedfordshire, She gathered as many wedding dresses as she could so that service brides would have a white gown to wear on their wedding day.
She also campaigns for the rights of Gypsies, midwives and nurses, Barbara Cartland McCorquodale passed away onMay, withstill unpublished manuscripts, that are being published posthumously, sitelink.