- Hardcover
- Publisher: Avon Books (3 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0739417045
- ISBN-13: 978-0739417041
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Everyone knew that Sophie Beckett was a bastard. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"[Love] isn't like some thunderbolt from the sky, instantly transforming you into a different man. I know Benedict says it was that way for him, and that's just lovely, but you know, Benedict is *not* normal."
- one of Benedict's sisters, years later in ROMANCING MR. BRIDGERTON
- one of Benedict's sisters, years later in ROMANCING MR. BRIDGERTON
A thumbnail sketch of the opening of this story is simple enough: Cinderella with a few twists, before veering off in a different direction. :) This is a love-at-first-sight story with some general similarities to Quinn's earlier novel of that type, EVERYTHING AND THE MOON, but with less initial bitterness between the leads. After the romantic leads first meeting, they're separated for a few years by circumstances, during which the lady has to earn her living as a servant. And when they meet again, the differences in their respective status prompts the gentleman to make an offer of something other than marriage (though here he doesn't recognize the lady from their earlier encounter).
"Cinderella" herself is Sophie Beckett, illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Penwood, brought up on his country estate as his "ward". Her stepfamily occupies the "evil" role because her stepmother wasn't pleased that her new husband demanded that Sophie continue in the "ward" role and be educated accordingly, alongside his stepdaughters. Naturally, upon the Earl's death, the countess had a great deal of resentment stored up. Although the earl's will was written to protect Sophie as far as possible (by making most of her stepmother's allowance depend on looking after Sophie until her twentieth birthday), the earl neglected to install safeguards about *how well* his widow had to care for the girl (e.g. vigilant trustees).
Sophie's life becomes that of a servant in her late father's house: an unpaid lady's-maid with a lady's education. But the senior servants who see her as one of their own (the earl's blood daughter, and a good girl they've known from birth) take a hand as impromptu godmothers when the Bridgertons throw a masquerade ball, seeing a chance for Sophie to get a taste of her proper life, if only for a moment.
Unfortunately, as they're not magicians, they achieved the effect by borrowing bits and pieces of the stepfamily's wardrobe. The stepmother (in a very nice touch of characterization) turns out to be the kind of demanding employer who notices ANYTHING out of place - so Sophie gets caught, and sacked.
Two years later, Sophie leaves her employer to escape harassment by the son of the house, to be rescued by Benedict - who offers her a job in his mother's household. And so Sophie enters the housemaid wars of 1817, when society is finding that a good worker can be *much* harder to find than a marital prospect, and employees are competed for accordingly. :)
Information about the later lives of some of the supporting players can be found in TO SIR PHILLIP, WITH LOVE. Passing references are also made TO EVERYTHING AND THE MOON (Macclesfield) and SPLENDID (Ashbourne).
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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What can I say Julia Quinn has done it again. I confess I love reading about the Bridgerton brothers, and in her previous book "The Viscount Who Loved Me" Benedict was VERY appealing! He is the sort of man we all dream about, a bit of a rogue, a charmer and not to mention very attractive! If only men like this existed in real life! I hate reviews that tell you nothing about the story so here is the basics. Sophie Beckett is the daughter of an earl but as she was born out of marriage her stepmother hated her and made her into a servant in her house after Sophies father died. One night Sophie breaks free and goes to a ball, where you've guessed it, she meets Benedict and they both fall in love. She runs away at midnight and her stepmother throws her out of the house when she discovers what she has done. Then she takes on a position of house maid where eventually she meets Benedict again after a few years. The rest I will not reveal as it will spoil the story. Enjoyable.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I started this book in the bath Sunday morning and stayed in there until the water had gone cold Sunday afternoon reading it. This is a non-putter down, without a doubt, we meet the Bridgertons again and this time the story is focused on Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Beckett, Sophie is of course our Cinderella, with Benidict being prince Charming and Araminta the wicked stepmother. Also adding to the plot are the ugly sisters, Sophies stepsisters, and the regal Lady Bridgerton. This is a boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl, boy loves girl kind of story. You really begin to feel like you are in the middle of the story. If you read the previous Bridgerton books you'll be glad to know that they all pop up again here. And of course there is Lady Whistledown, I think I have figured out who she is and this books helps you take her one step further. Please read this book, fall in love with the characters, once you read one Juila Quinn there is no going back!
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My first JQ book which I found thoroughly enjoyable. So much so, I bought the whole of the Bridgerton series and then all of her others!! Read more
Published 8 months ago by wendy
An offer from a Gentleman, the third Bridgerton book.
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Published 10 months ago by Alice in Wonderland
brilliant
I'm into all the fairytale stories and I'm very happy to say that this one was beautiful.
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Published 12 months ago by Xeph
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This is one of my favourite books by one of my favourite authors.
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Published 20 months ago by Sugar Mouse
fun read
this is the 3rd book in the bridgerton series and this time its benedict turn for love. little sophie beckett is illegimate and ignored by her father, she dreams of going to a ton... Read more
Published on 7 July 2009 by Lindymck
The most enjoyable of the series!
Having just spent half the night reading this book, I felt I absolutely had to leave a review. I've nejoyed all the books in the Bridgerton series but this is the one that really... Read more
Published on 22 May 2008 by M. Filipas
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I have now read one to four of the Bridgerton series books, This one, book three I found the most centred around the trials of life with a strong undercurrent of love. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2007 by N. L. Wiseman
Julia Quinn does Cinderella - Bridgerton Style!
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Published on 5 May 2007 by Book Gannet
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Published on 29 Nov 2006 by Helen Hancox
Good, but not as great as previous "Bridgertons"
I was a little disappointed in this story, because "The Duke and I" and "The Viscount Who Loved Me" are (in my opinion) among the best romance ever written, so I had high... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2002
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