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A Rumored Fortune

By: Joanna Davidson Politano
Narrated by: Sarah Nichols
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Summary

A lonely young heiress becomes the poorest wealthy woman in Victorian England when her father dies without telling anyone where he hid his fortune. Can Tressa and the no-nonsense estate manager find the fortune before the greedy relatives get to it first?

Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it. Tressa and her ailing mother are left with a mansion and an immense vineyard and no money to run it. It doesn't take long for a bevy of opportunists to flock to the estate under the guise of offering condolences. Tressa knows what they're really up to. She'll have to work with the rough and rusticated vineyard manager to keep the laborers content without pay and discover the key to finding her father's fortune before someone else finds it first. Award-winning author Joanna Davidson Politano welcomes readers to Trevelyan Castle, home of the poorest heiress in Victorian England, for a treasure hunt they'll not soon forget.

©2018 Joanna Davidson Politano (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian England
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The rambling about god and art is repetitive and rather tedious. The book has an interesting premise, but the characters and writing style do not live up to it. The author tries to “build” the characters, especially the heroine, but telling instead of showing, which would never do.
The narrator has done a decent job.

DNF at Ch7

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Loved the use of the vine metaphor, Tressa’s enduring love for the father was amazing despite the challenge she remained focused on his goodness💕💕

Fantastic read

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Loved this story, lots of strong characters..
A lovely adult fairytale, a story of forgiveness.

Lovely story. Great characters

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I think if potential readers had been advised of this very obvious Christian tale - an ailing vineyard and an experienced vintner - there would not have been so many poor reviews.

As it is, it’s a very gentle, rambling tale. It’s very worthy and would appeal to Christian Cozy Mystery readers. I’m a Christian and enjoy both historical romance and cozy mysteries, yet this particular tale did not appeal to me. I did enjoy how the relevant characters relationship with God was portrayed (very realistic), but I must confess that I didn’t find ANY character particularly endearing.

The biggest stumbling block for me was, a combination of beginning each chapter with horticultural notes (I know that it had a deeper meaning, but to me it’s the same as those cozy mystery’s that start each chapter with a cake recipe - ugh!) and how wordy it was! Just a bit too descriptive for me. It was read well, but I had to speed up the narration.

There’s more vintner related prose than spiritual prose. So those who bemoaned the spiritual inclusion are more likely to be European than from elsewhere in the world (just my opinion), as I wouldn’t think that any other region of the world would be so offended by the inclusion of God in people’s everyday lives.

A Religious Romance

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Good narration. Interesting story. Really enjoyed listening to this. Would recommend to anyone. Thank you.

A Rumoured Fortune.

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