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What Happens in London

By Julia Quinn

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| Paperback | 9780749941895

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Olivia Bevelstroke, the only daughter of the Earl of Rudland, is beautiful and has a sizeable dowry. Yet at the age of twenty-one she is still unmarried, causing people to whisper behind her back, 'What is she waiting for? A prince?' But Olivia isn't cold or stuck up, and neither is she a hopeless rContinue

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Book Review: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

This is what happens in London: gossip mongers say that Sir Harry Valentine killed his fiancée. His next door neighbour, the curious and beautiful Olivia Bevelstoke decides to investigate and proceeds to observe Harry as he works in his office, from ... (read full critics)

thebooksmugglers published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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no way!

Why do they call Mrs Quinn "our contemporary Jane Austen"? There's no way Jane Austen would have written something like that. Not that the book is not entertaining: witty dialogues, handsome characters, one brilliant scene in the drawing room. But then everything is spoiled by a few out-of-place att ... (continue)

Why do they call Mrs Quinn "our contemporary Jane Austen"? There's no way Jane Austen would have written something like that. Not that the book is not entertaining: witty dialogues, handsome characters, one brilliant scene in the drawing room. But then everything is spoiled by a few out-of-place attempts at "Sex and the Regency"... I think I'll return the book to its owner and re-read Pride And Prejudice...

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emmegi said on Jul 1, 2010 | 2 feedbacks

va bene, la quinn sa fare molto meglio, però al libro va di sicuro il merito dell'originalità! una storia frizzante, leggera e divertente, ma molto ben narrata e strutturata, con una storia d'amore forse non travolgente ma due personaggi che conquistano, e un pizzico di avventura per condire il tutt ... (continue)

va bene, la quinn sa fare molto meglio, però al libro va di sicuro il merito dell'originalità! una storia frizzante, leggera e divertente, ma molto ben narrata e strutturata, con una storia d'amore forse non travolgente ma due personaggi che conquistano, e un pizzico di avventura per condire il tutto! forse solo bello, ma si legge così bene che si merita 5 stelline!

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EleonoraVenombre said on Jan 13, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Pretty boring! Worst I have read so far by Julia Quinn
Characters: Olivia Bevelstoke, Harry Valentine

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Mati said on Jan 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

FANTASTIC!!! Julia does it again. Great lol scene in Olivia's drawing room, wont say too much, don't want to spoil it. Hopefully we will get to know more about Sebastian, Edward and Winston in future books. I love reading JQ's books, they put me in such a great mood.

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Bobbi said on Jun 15, 2009 | Add your feedback