![]() ![]() One thing leads to another, and they agree to pretend to be courting. Before he knows it, he is drawn into the social whirl. Then he sees his former schoolmate Anthony Bridgerton (the heroine’s older brother) and gets invited to a ball by an old friend. Consequently, he has no desire to participate in the activities of the London season. For reasons involving his father which eventually become clear, Simon is determined to never marry. Although he hadn’t spoken to his father in years, he is still bitter and scarred from his childhood. A the book begins, Simon is just returning to England after a six-year journey around the world, which he undertook to avoid his father, who is now dead. Simon’s mother died at his birth, and his unfeeling father rejected him because he had a stutter. Daphne grew up as one of eight children in a loving family. It has some flaws, but the characters are endearing and the occasional laugh out loud moment makes it worth reading.ĭaphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, come from very different backgrounds. They aren’t all keepers for me, but I find that even the ones that aren’t favorites generally have plenty of humor and likable characters. I always look forward to a new book by Julia Quinn, because I’ve enjoyed all of her books to varying degrees. ![]()
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