- Mass Market Paperback: 418 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (1 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671737635
- ISBN-13: 978-0671737634
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 372,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Judith McNaught is truly the spellbinding storyteller of our times".
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In "Something Wonderful," Judith McNaught brings us her most enchanting romance yet...the story of Alexandra Lawrence, an artless country girl, and her tempestuous marriage to Jordan Townsende, the rich and powerful Duke of Hawthorne. Swept into the endlessly fascinating world of London society, free-spirited Alexandra becomes ensnared in a tangled web of jealousy and revenge, stormy pride and overwhelming passion. But behind her husband's cold, arrogant mask, there lives a tender, vital, sensual man...the man Alexandra married. Now, she will fight for his very life...and the rapturous love they alone can share!
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A touching Regency romance,
This review is from: Something Wonderful (Paperback)
"Something wonderful" is a beautifully written, sometimes funny, sometimes touching and a very entertaining tale set in Regency England.Alexandra Lawrence is the main female character who is well-born but poor. She is 17 and very innocent in the ways of the world. She lives in a remote place with her strange relatives, she knows more about Latin and Greek than the gentlemen at Oxford and she dreams about a beautiful love.Jordan Townsende, Duke of Hawthorne is a wealthy, handsome and well-known member of the ton. He is also bored with his life and the whole of society and his opinion about women is low and full of contempt.These two very different people meet and because of some strange coincidence of circumstances marry, and an interesting, exciting, funny and touching tale begins. Alex is so plane and innocent that society and Jordan's family cannot comprehend why he married her. Jordan doesn't understand himself either but he hasn't got much time. He has deadly enemies who try to kill him and he spents a long time in a French prison before he manages to come back to England. Alex is trying very hard to fulfill her duties as Jordan's duchess. She is heartbroken when Jordan disappears and she thinks him dead.The story gets even more exciting when Jordan returns and he can't believe his eyes to see Alexandra changed into a beautiful woman. Ms. McNaught is a master story-teller, she knows her characters very well and she describes Alex's change from a naive innocent country girl into a sophisticated and beautiful duchess with rare talent.She is the first to fall in love with her husband and her love is so strong that she never gives up on him. She believes with all her being that "something wonderful" will happen to them. Jordan's change from a hardened cynical aristocrat into a man who finally realises that he loves and needs Alex is interesting to follow.I like some of the secondary characters too, especially the Dowager Duchess of Hawthorne. Her character is fantastic and she is very real and fully developed. The author has done a great and thorough research on the era. It seems very realistic and it makes you think about the ton's rules and their doublefaced behavior. SOMETHING WONDERFUL is an enchanting story bringing many enjoyable hours of reading into the life of historical romance readers.And yes, it is very nice of the author to make us believe in love and in the notion that something wonderful might happen to all of us.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant read for a quiet night in.,
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This review is from: Something Wonderful (Hardcover)
This was one of my favourite Judith McNaught books. She writes with so much passion so that you can actually feel the characters's emotions. Jordan is a handsome duke dissatified with life until he meets Alex. I loved the way Alex matured through the plot and how she grows from an ugly ducklng to a beautiful young woman. It was a great read, especially for a cold winter's night.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something Wonderful is just that!,
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This review is from: Something Wonderful (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is one of the best I have ever read. From the moment one meets the heroine, Alex, it is impossible not to love her - She is a tomboy and a survivor, but also filled with fun and honour.This book made me laugh, it made me cringe, and it took my breath away in parts. The plot is excellent - I won't tell too much here, because I read it knowing nothing about it, and the unfolding of the story was just perfect.
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