A review by apetruce
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin

2.0

Not a bad first novel. But certainly with plenty of inconsistencies in the characters. Maybe a slight level above what people would call "chick lit" with some interesting themes including Downton Abbey-like settings and roles. Lots of period fashion information and cultural references for the time. But the main character never breaks out on her own. She never gains the strength to stand on her own feet and stop succumbing to the two older women who rule her life, a detail which I found implausible.