My Lady Caroline

by Jill Jones & Jill LaForge Jones

Book Overview

Her parents' tragic death has led Boston heiress Alison Cunningham to seek them out at a seance. Instead, she encounters the troubled spirit of Lady Caroline Lamb, whose scandalous 1812 liaison with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312958366
• ISBN13: 9780312958367
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

Anyone who enjoys a trip into the unusual should definitely read this book! I have always been facinated with ghosts and if they can really come back from the grave to finish things that they couldn't during their life. This is only one of the many topics explored in this book. This is another excellent book from Jill Jones! She has written several books that deal with one historical figure in particular, this is the story of Lord Byron and his missing memoirs. I definitely reccomend this book!

A delightful ghost . . .

Her first book, EMILY'S SECRET, explored the possible secret life of the Victorian author, Emily Bronte. This one exposes the two most notorious lovers during the Regency--Lady Caroline "Lady Caro" Lamb George Gordon, Lord Byron.After a fatal plane crash deprives her of her parents, Alison Crawford Cunningham suddenly finds herself with four million dollars readily available to her.She indulges in a seance that she thinks might enable her to talk to her father; instead it brings forth the ghost of Lady Caro--a willful, capricious, forgetful ghost. "It's been so long," the delightful shade protests as she laments the fact that she just cannot remember where she has hidden her copy of the real memoirs of Lord Byron. All other copies had been burned by Byron's executors after his death in 1824. She is also a most persuasive ghost, convincing Alison to find the memoirs, even if the search includes journeying to England and buying a run-down English estate.It was a letter from Caro to her executor about that same copy which led Jeremy Ryder, a London antiques expert to Dewhurst Manor. The three of them, Jeremy, Alison and the ghost, take up residence in the old house, each of them searching for the memoirs, not knowing that the other also knows of the missing papers. This is an extremely satisfying book--everything you always wanted in such, with more. I'll bet that if all ghosts were as charming as Caro, any of us would be happy to be haunted. For myself, I am just grateful that Jill Jones is not only gifted with a fantastic imagination, but is a terrific writer, as well. I think you will be, too.

Spectacular book, esp. for Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb fans

I picked up this book because I am an avid lover of Caroline Lamb. I was not disappointed. After Jill Jones had done extensive research about Caroline and Byron, she was able to incorporate her knowledge into some well-developed characters--I truly felt Caroline was portrayed in a realistic way; I have done some research on Caroline Lamb and I felt her characther in this book was on the same line as Caroline Lamb was in real life. I was impressed by that element. From the first page, I knew I would enjoy this story, because it was quite a page turner. I couldn't stop reading it. I love how the backdrop is rendered; Jill Jones does a great job with detail and I felt like I was there with the charcters. I like the idea that the author put you in the minds of both the hero and heroine so you could see the contrast in their thoughts. It was fun to see how one thought the other was thinking something when in reality they were thinking the opposite! :) I didn't think the book was predictable which was quite a plus. I liked the whole idea of involving real literary people with fictional ones. I am looking forward to reading her next book. A great book for people who like historical books and also romances.

Lady Caroline

I enjoyed this book very much. I thought it was truly a page turner. Jill Jones makes the old estate seem very real with her vivid imagination. I can just imagine being there and all the excitement that I would be experiencing.Review submitted by D. Robinson.