I’m always in the mood for a Barbara Cartland. They follow a formula, and I can read them in a day.
In this one, Jacoba has to move out of her house after her
father and uncle die in a rail accident. She has no money and no idea what to
do. Her solicitor finds a position for her with an old man, but it’s actually a
young(ish) Earl. His nephew was annoyed with him and decided to play a joke on
him by sending him a woman. The Earl has sworn to not have women in his home,
and the nephew thinks sending a random woman will be a hilarious joke.
Once Jacoba arrives, she finds out she’s been deceived.
The Earl isn’t old, deaf or blind. In fact, he yells at her so loud that his
dogs attack her. Once she starts to get better, the Earl is attacked and spends
a good chunk of the book unconscious. But guess what? They fall in love!
This is definitely a Barbara Cartland. The woman is dumber
than a box of rocks and is incapable of speaking a sentence without pausing
every two words. The man and woman are barely together, but they are madly in
love! If you know what to expect from these, you’ll be content. For me, they’re
nostalgic and hilarious. It’s almost always a Good Book! and this one gets the
tag!
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