6/6/2023 0 Comments Mistress of mellyn goodreadsI'm tired of the reading voice in my head pronouncing it "Mistress of Melon."Īnd I'm relatively certain Ms. Martin's this month.īut be sure to get your hands on a copy before winter is over.this novel is especially satisfying with cold temperatures outside and a cozy fire inside.īy the by.if any of you crazy Brits out there know the correct pronunciation of Mellyn, please pass it along. Originally published in 1960, Mistress of Mellyn is still a staple of the Gothic Romance genre and a must-read, especially now that the novel is being re-issued by St. Just grab a blanket, curl up by the fire, and enjoy the read. One that doesn't require fancy prose or literary dissection. This book is, without a doubt, what I like to call a comfort book. And although the villainous culprit isn't too hard to identify (I had them pegged by Chapter Four), this doesn't detract from Holt's sense of good, old-fashioned storytelling. So much so that the first half of the novel reads with a hovering sense of deja vu. The story, as brilliantly illustrated by yours truly above, is a tasty combination of Jane Eyre and that classic gothic Du Maurier romance, Rebecca. (For all you historical fiction fans, Eleanor also wrote under the pen name of Jean Plaidy.) Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (remember Manderlay?)Įleanor Hibbert, this time writing as Victoria Holt, turned out an especially good novel with Mistress of Mellyn.
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