The Heir [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Monday, April 2, 2012

The Heir [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Product Details

Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (October 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312354622
ASIN: B001C2E1C8
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

By : Barbara Taylor Bradford
Price : $10.38
You Save : $15.57 (60%)

Customer Reviews

After his splendid performance of the audio edition of The Ravenscar Dynasty who else to give voice to the second in Bradford's trilogy than British actor and playwright John Lee? His delivery is again impeccable as he successfully brings to life a large cast of characters. His voice is deep with a slight British accent - all the better to read these roles with.
Listeners who have felt withdrawal symptoms without a Bradford saga to lose themselves in have shown they're delighted with the trials and tribulations, maladies and machinations of the Deravenel family. Bradford is deft at plotting stories of multi generational families and The Heir is not an exception as the now 33-year-old Edward Deravenel struggles to hold his company together in the midst of an influenza epidemic, and the plotting of brother George. As if this were not enough, he finds no solace or comfort in the arms of his wife Elizabeth.
While Bradford's storyline is unsurprising, it's pure magic for many.
- Gail Cooke

I think that Barbara Taylor Bradford forgot to plan out this story before sat down to write. I normally love her books but this was a big dissapointment. Characters keep dying, some murdered, but there is no resolution and it seems like the remaining characters don't really care to find out what happened. I kept expecting the bad guy to appear and get his just rewards, but it never happened. The story skips huge chunks of time. The characters could be interesting but are never really utilized in any manner. Reread one of the Emma Harte books and save yourself the misery of this one!