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Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Julia Quinn
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Rating:  116 reviews
Sales Rank: 2799
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0060876115
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780060876111
ASIN: 0060876115
Publication Date: September 30, 2008
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pAmelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting . . . for Thomas Cavendish, the oh-so-lofty duke, to ifinally/i get around to marrying her. But as she watches him from afar, she has a sneaking suspicion that he never thinks about her at all . . ./p pIt's true. He doesn't. Thomas rather likes ihaving/i a fiancee#8212;all the better to keep the husband-hunters at bay#8212;and he idoes/i intend to marry her . . . eventually. But just when he begins to realize that his bride might be something more than convenient, Thomas's world is rocked by the arrival of his long-lost cousin, who may or may not be the true Duke of Wyndham. And if Thomas is not the duke, then he's not engaged to Amelia. Which is the cruelest joke of all, because this arrogant and illustrious duke has made the mistake of falling in love . . . with his own fiancee!/p
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| Customer Reviews: Read 111 more reviews...
 Not Good December 1, 2008
M. Williams (USA)
I used to love Julia Quinn, but this book is one fat disappointment. In two words: boring and annoying. Mrs.Quinn is good with words, no doubt about it, but there are just two many of them in this story...with no sense behind. After finishing a half of the book, I asked myself: Well, what's happened? NOTHING, was my sincere answer to myself. Characters are walking and talking and all you want is to yell: Come on guys, do some! You can skip a dozen of pages and won't miss anything... Nah, that's not how I like my love story
 Same story as the last book December 1, 2008
EWH (Birmingham, AL United States)
I have really enjoyed Julia Quinn's books. However, this last one was basically the book prior with little difference. I was really expecting this story to take place after the character lost his title and how he won the girl but it just recanted the same story with different view points. Very disappointing. However, lovely cover picture! I know a man who looks just like the one on the cover! Beautiful.
Chemistry, anyone? November 23, 2008
dspier
Unlike others, I have no problem with reading a book that's basically the same story as another, but from the point of view of another character. In fact, when I read the 1st "Duke of Wyndham" book, I wondered what things would seem like from Thomas' point of view. The problem here, is that there is absolutely no chemistry between Thomas Amelia, his fiancee of 20 years. There is also so little interaction, it's hard to understand how they are suddenly in love after a relationship of indifference on his part and irritation on hers. The development of their relationship, which should have been considerably more complex and interesting, is what the book should have been about. Instead, we just get a rehash of events we already know, and Thomas' thoughts (ad nauseum) on the obvious effect on his life of losing the dukedom. Julia Quinn has long been a favorite author of mine, but this seems to be a singularly lazy effort on her part.
Substandard at best November 21, 2008
Laurie Jutzi (Southern California)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lifeless characterizations of both the Duke and Amelia; parallel plotline with earlier book was confusing, offputting and poorly done. Not worthy of the cost of publishing and production, let alone purchase. Ms. Quinn is capitalizing on the loyalty of her sphere of readers to pass off this badly executed work. I will be much more hesitant to purchase the next one of her titles.
Same wine, new skin November 20, 2008
Bibliophylax (New York, NY)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whatever made Julia Quinn think that readers would like to read the same story twice over? 80% of the book is devoted to the same story from the first book, seen from Thomas's point of view this time. br / br /And the sad part is, the little interaction that Ms Quinn lets us see between Amelia and Thomas is so beautifully done, I feel she wasted this romance on an experiment.
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