An endearing tale, full of wit, warmth and romance, from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds. The Hurlingford family have ruled the small town of Byron, nestled in the Blue Mountains, for generations. Wealthy, powerful and cruel, they get what they want, every time. Missy Wright lives with her widowed mother and crippled aunt in genteel poverty. Hurlingfords by birth, all three are victim to the family's rule of inheritance: the men take it all. Plain, thin and unforgivably single, it seems Missy's life is destined ...
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An endearing tale, full of wit, warmth and romance, from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds. The Hurlingford family have ruled the small town of Byron, nestled in the Blue Mountains, for generations. Wealthy, powerful and cruel, they get what they want, every time. Missy Wright lives with her widowed mother and crippled aunt in genteel poverty. Hurlingfords by birth, all three are victim to the family's rule of inheritance: the men take it all. Plain, thin and unforgivably single, it seems Missy's life is destined to be dreary. But then a stranger arrives in town. A divorcee from Sydney. And she opens Missy's eyes to the possibility of a happy ending.
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Nice trip back in time by McCullough. The characters were real and the plot was well-developed.
Seafrey
Oct 21, 2008
Fun, Fluff and Fantasy
The perfect antidote to a depressing, deeply meaningful novel, "The Ladies of Missalonghi" is well-written and lively and just plain fun. It's romantic - but not cloying, a fantasy - but a subtle one. The heroine, Missy, is a plain woman facing a life of tired poverty when, inspired by a novel, she takes charge of her future - with a little help from a librarian who may be more than she appears. Colleen McCullogh, once again, delivers a great story with style!