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last updated Jan 15, 2019 04:59PM
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I grew up buying gothic mysteries by the bagful. They are suspenseful and sometimes eerie. What I tire of is helplessness: a maiden dependent on residency in an unwelcome place. What a refreshing change, to discover Victoria Holt's 1960, “Mistress Of Mellyn”, broke that mould! I am surprised there were readers who didn't notice that. I give five stars for delight and originality, in the genre I know well, which seldom deviates! Most appear to have missed that Martha Leigh has a good life with he
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This is one of those cases where the star rating is based on my memory of how much pleasure the book gave me when I read it as a young girl. Not sure how it holds up to contemporary scrutiny.
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Having just reread this book to see how it holds up I have this to say about it. The writing style is pedestrian. This is evidently Victoria Holt's first book and I will be curious to see if the style improves.
However, I still like the story a lot. The characters, setting, menace, use of location, ...more
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Having just reread this book to see how it holds up I have this to say about it. The writing style is pedestrian. This is evidently Victoria Holt's first book and I will be curious to see if the style improves.
However, I still like the story a lot. The characters, setting, menace, use of location, ...more
Jul 18, 2013
Lorraine
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it was amazing
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