Someone to Remember: Matilda's Story
Nov 2019 · Penguin
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It’s never too late to fall in love in this enchanting new story, a novella in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh.
Matilda Westcott has spent her life tending to the needs of her mother, the Dowager Countess of Riverdale, never questioning the web of solitude she has spun herself. To Matilda, who considers herself an aging spinster daughter, marriage is laughable—love is a game for the young, after all. But her quiet, ordered life unravels when a dashing gentleman from her past reappears, threatening to charm his way into her heart yet again.
Charles Sawyer, Viscount Dirkson, does not expect to face Matilda Westcott thirty-six years after their failed romance. Moreover, he does not expect decades-old feelings to emerge at the very sight of her. When encountering Matilda at a dinner hosted by the Earl of Riverdale, he finds himself as fascinated by her as he was the first day they met, and wonders whether, after all these years, they have a chance at happiness together. Charles is determined to crack the hard exterior Matilda has built up for more than three decades, or he will risk losing her once again....
*Includes bonus excerpts from the Westcott novels*
Matilda Westcott has spent her life tending to the needs of her mother, the Dowager Countess of Riverdale, never questioning the web of solitude she has spun herself. To Matilda, who considers herself an aging spinster daughter, marriage is laughable—love is a game for the young, after all. But her quiet, ordered life unravels when a dashing gentleman from her past reappears, threatening to charm his way into her heart yet again.
Charles Sawyer, Viscount Dirkson, does not expect to face Matilda Westcott thirty-six years after their failed romance. Moreover, he does not expect decades-old feelings to emerge at the very sight of her. When encountering Matilda at a dinner hosted by the Earl of Riverdale, he finds himself as fascinated by her as he was the first day they met, and wonders whether, after all these years, they have a chance at happiness together. Charles is determined to crack the hard exterior Matilda has built up for more than three decades, or he will risk losing her once again....
*Includes bonus excerpts from the Westcott novels*
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May 1, 2023
I read Julia Quinn's The Viscount Who Loved Me about 20 years ago when I was in my 20s and loved historical romance novels ever since. So now as an older woman it's nice to read one for those closer to my age now. This was really sweet. I had my modern day Rake (or of that time) and the reality of them is different. But I still love a good romance story, and I enjoyed this one.
Ritu Pandulla
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November 5, 2019
This book is miles above not just any other second chance romance I've ever read, but also right up there with the very best historical romances ever written. It is not just the story line of two people in their fifties rediscovering love that makes it special. It is also the exquisite depiction of how a single person becomes invisible to even the people who genuinely love her. The romance is intense. But it does not stand alone, it is exquisitely framed in a complex lace work of different kinds of love.
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Lynn Clark
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November 19, 2019
I usually enjoy Balogh, but this read like a stretched out short story. Disappointing.
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About the author
Mary Balogh has written more than one hundred historical novels and novellas, more than thirty of which have been New York Times bestsellers. They include the Bedwyn saga, the Simply quartet, the Huxtable quintet, the seven-part Survivors' Club series, and the Westcott series.
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