A review by heather626
The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley

4.0

When Anne de Bourgh was an infant , she cried incessantly. The doctor at the time prescribed laudanum to keep her calm. Anne spent her childhood and much of her young adult life asleep from the dosing of laudanum. Most of the community thought Anne was ill and took pity on her. Her family continued to shelter her and keep her away from everything thought to harm her. Anne always knew her father's estate would belong to her when she was older. It had been decided upon when she was an infant she would marry her cousin and he would help run her estate. When her father dies, nothing is making sense to Anne anymore. She escapes to her cousin's estate in London away from her mother. There have been a few people in Anne's life that have verbalized their concern for her and Anne decides it is time to find out if their inklings were correct. Anne stops taking her laudanum. After the sudden halt of the medication, Anne finds herself in a new world. She transforms before her cousin's eyes. As Anne gains her physical strength back, she also gains her confidence as a young woman. London does wonders for her as she takes her destiny in her own hands. She takes what is rightfully hers since her father has now passed despite the grumblings of her mother. Anne decides the path laid out before her was not the path she wanted to take for herself and she carves out a new one.
The Heiress by Molly Greeley was a book that draws you in. The first half of the book was great. I loved the historical story laid before us and couldn't get through it fast enough. I did get lost a little in the middle of the story and almost gave up. But Eliza entered the story and the I was back flipping the pages as quick as I could! I will be recommending The Heiress to my historical fictional reading friends and would love to read additional works by Greeley. Special thanks to NetGalley, Molly Greeley, and William Morrow and Custom House Publishing for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. I do apologize for my late review. 4 stars for me.
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