American Duchess by Karen Harper was released in 2005 and was the author’s first novel. The story revolves around Georgie McClellan, who has inherited Belmont Mansion (near Philadelphia) after her father’s death. She brings some of her friends to stay with her. While she gets her bearings on how to run a huge estate and develop ways to bring the property up to date while preserving its history and beauty.
Overview About “American Duchess” by “Karen Harper”
Following a marriage of convenience, Lady Helen Ravenel agrees to temporarily leave England and sail with her new husband to his Charleston plantation. Helen’s life in England has been stifled by family secrets. But she dreams of having a true adventure in America. And hopes that her relationship with her husband will improve once they are away from London. But when Francis Ravenel becomes ill during their sea voyage. He is left paralyzed on one side and mute. As Helen struggles to nurse him back to health, she learns that her new husband has enemies back home as well as among those living at Sea Breeze. And that he is being accused of murder.
Reviews About “American Duchess” by “Karen Harper”
In American Duchess, Harper plunges us into Parisian society in 1855 at a time. When political and class tensions are at an all-time high. Then, just as readers may be getting comfortable with their surroundings. She yanks them back to New York—an appropriate place for a novel about what it means to lose one’s place in society and long for another. […] If you’re looking for an insightful historical novel that will transport you to another era without being too heavy-handed on research, pick up American Duchess. You won’t regret it!
About “Karen Harper” the author of “American Duchess”
The daughter of American parents, Karen Harper grew up in England and went to a British boarding school. After graduating from University College London with a degree in philosophy, she worked for various businesses, including The Guardian and Redwood Publishing before settling down to raise her family. Now retired, she writes full-time. In addition to three contemporary romances—Wildfire at Willow Lake (2010), Hometown Girl (2011), and Wild Rose (2012)—she has written historical romance under her maiden name of Eve Philipps. She is married with three grown children and lives in Kent with her husband Paul, 3 cats, and 2 dogs.
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