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Tilly (1987)

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0440186374 (ISBN13: 9780440186373)
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Tilly (1987) - Plot & Excerpts

This is my first book by M. C. Beaton and if I get the chance I would be up to reading some more of her books (or listening). Poor Tilly is called the 'beast' because she is always made up horribly and is a little plump. She is left penniless when her father died and she is now resigned to being a paid chaperon. She is a tomboy and doesn't know anything really about how to dress or put on makeup and nobody really seems to want to help the they would just much rather make fun of her.The Marquess Heppleford doesn't really want to get married but his father put in his will that he must marry within one month of the reading of the will or he forfeits his wealth to his nephew. Phillip is not happy with this and since he has to marry he decides to just floor everyone with his choice of Tilly. He states that it will be more of a business arrangement, but Tilly didn't exactly know what that meant until later. All she knows is that she fancies herself in love with him. Phillip leaves Tilly on their wedding night to go back to Paris to be with his mistress. This leaves Tilly to all the gossip around town, but soon she hires a french maid she knew to give her a make over. With proper diet and knowledge of social graces she transforms from the beast to a butterfly and surprises Phillip when he comes home. Tilly was very niave but she had gumption and that was what I liked about her. I think my favorite part was when she smacks the Marquess in the nose after he smacked her. It was their first fight and she held her own and it made me laugh.I was not a real fan of Phillip even though he redeems himself at the end I found his actions deplorable. I mean, he left his new wife on their wedding night to go to his mistress! I would not have been as forgiving and Tilly was even if in love. He does something else that also makes me made but I don't want to mention it. Over all he just wasn't a very likable character in my eyes.Despite not liking Phillip the books is really more about Tilly and what she does for love and so in that retrospect I enjoyed the novel. This was a quick listen and I enjoyed it and think that if you like historical romances you should give it a try.The NarratorThis was read by Charlotte Anne Dore. The narrator was okay but she wasn't the best I have heard and her male voices were horrible and a bit grading on the ears. Once I got use to her it was okay but I think it would have been better with a different narrator.

In the beginning, it was difficult to find a likable character in this story. Matilda's father, crushed by debt and worry, suffers a fatal stroke and Tilly is left homeless and penniless.When a neighbor offers her a position as paid companion to the daughter, Lady Aileen, Tilly sees no option but to accept. But Lady Aileen is cruel. She never misses an opportunity to ridicule and humiliate Tilly.Lady Aileen is pursuing Philip, trying to wring a proposal from him. But when Philip sees how cruelly she treats Tilly, he has second thoughts. Philip must marry someone by the end of the month or lose his inheritance. It doesn't matter whom he marries, so why not Tilly? After all, he will be spending his time with his mistress.From this point, there is much teeth-gnashing and transformation and a fine romance. The story is set in the Edwardian era, which is not my favorite, but I enjoyed the story.

What do You think about Tilly (1987)?

In a nutshell: Gauche and chubby Lady Tilly is left destitute when her father dies and ends up working for a neighbor, Lady Aileen, as her companion. Lady Aileen treats her abominably, and the Marquess of Heppleford steps in to rescue her, offering a marriage of convenience. He abandons her on their wedding day and she makes herself over with the help of her maid, Francine, determined to make him fall in love with her. My opinion: Typical Marion Chesney except Edwardian instead of Regency. Little facts are dropped here and there but nothing too in depth or off topic. The storyline is fairly common but Ms Chesney manages a level of humor that causes the reader to suddenly bust out laughing. I believe Ms Chesney takes great delight in mocking the eccentricities of the upper classes of the time periods she portrays.I found Tilly's metamorphosis quite believable. Considering she was chubby and made up like a clown before Francine got a hold of her, it makes sense that a simple makeover and diet could transform her into a physical beauty. As for her hoydenish behavior, she has a few relapses, showing that she was still the same underneath despite all the studying of etiquette she was made to do.Honestly, I don't have much of an opinion of the hero. He was typical, I think, of his upbringing, feeling he had certain rights just because he was born male and wealthy. For all that, he was not too bad. Other than the cheating thing. That was reprehensible.Overall, it was a light, enjoyable read.
—Jaimey

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