The Girl with the Persian Shawl

by Elizabeth Mansfield

Book Overview

Always speaking her mind in public, Kate Rendell is ill-suited for any bachelor in Sussex. But, when an admirer of her family's famous portrait strikes her fancy, it seems that the un-matchable girl has finally met her match...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0515134147
• ISBN13: 9780515134148
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Jove Books
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A sweet and charming romance

This charming bon bon of a book was just what I needed when I was looking for a break during the holidays. I devoured it in one sitting. The characters are endearing and the mulitple subplots (Deirdre's flightiness, Isabel learning to love again) are handled gracefully. If you like the sort of novel which deals with one hero and one heroine falling in love with each other, you may not like this book quite so much. This book is better read with the understanding that it deals with a whole ensemble of people - their friendships, growth in character, romances, etc.. One thing that I truly liked about this book is that the characters did not stay constant. Their experiences shaped and changed them and the reader got to see this as the story developed. I hope others enjoy this as much as I did!

charming Regency romance

Any smart aristocratic female knows to abide by the unwritten rules of the Ton if she wants to catch a suitable husband. Thus most debutantes know when to smile, laugh, and speak. Most also realize not to show any bluestocking-leanings such as handicaps caused by intelligence, a head for business, or obstinacy. Kate Kendell is in the minority of as she does not care about the Regency regimen. Instead she will rip skin off business managers and suitors so that is why she is considered on the shelf with no prospects on the geriatric age of twenty-four.Lord Ainsworth, Harry Girard, visits Kate and her family to admire the highly regarded painting, THE GIRL WITH THE PERSIAN SHAWL. Kate is beyond rude towards Harry who is stunned by her attitude since he had not done anything amiss towards her. Still, he delights in her pounding him so he returns. He even begins to question whether love turned him into a masochist.THE GIRL WITH THE PERSIAN SHAWL is a charming Regency romance that sub-genre fans will enjoy especially the antics of the stubborn but brilliant Kate. Harry is an ideal lead protagonist who wants to simply kiss the kissable Kate, but spends much time fending off her barbs and the love declarations of another woman. Readers will enjoy this witty relationship romp though at times Kate seems to collect too many pelts.Harriet Klausner