Name: An American Duchess
ISBN: 9780373779291

Sharon Page

In order to access her father's fortune, brazen beauty and New York heiress Zoe Gifford, who is taking England by storm in 1922, must take a husband and devises a foolproof plan to wed, inherit and divorce until her scheme is thwarted by the brother of the man she intends to marry. Original.

An American Duchess

Briar's Reviews

This romantic novel by Sharon Page reminded me how much I loved romance novels.

I hadn't touched a pure romance book for a while, and when I won this book and decided to read it, I was not let down. This book was beautifully written in a time period that reminded me a lot of "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald. The book battles some issues including loss, war, love, following your dreams and also focusing on being a time piece rather than a modern day piece.

Following Zoe, who is a headstrong girl who wants to do what she wants and not others was pretty stereotypical, but she was not the stereotypical character other than following the path of many other famous lead characters. She is not your typical lady, since she is willing to be both ladylike, and tomboy-ish and sarcastic.

I could not put this book down and I was glued to every page when I was reading it. The novel featured beautiful descriptions and had a lot of heart put into it. The emotional roller coaster I experienced while reading this book was possible only through the author's ability to make the characters feel real and have the situations seem realistic.

Beautiful book! Five out of five stars! I cannot praise this book enough!

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

Missy Zuber 

As much as I liked the story, it wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst. It held my attention, but the whole multiple miscarriages in part of the story got a bit boring.

My biggest gripe is the choice of fashion that Zoe wore. The twenties were a time of shorter hemlines and more relaxed fit, but the author went a bit far with her choice of hemlines and feathers. Hems were not that short in 1922. The thighs were not shown. The hemline might fall between the knee and ankle, so calf length.

An American Duchess

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