Review: A Gilded Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
Beautifully written and impeccably researched, "Duke of a Gilded Age" by S.G. Rogers is an exciting story about a young American who finds out he is an unexpected heir to a title and estate in England, left to him by his estranged uncle.Belle Oakhurst and her father, solicitor to the Duke of Mansbury, travel to New York City to give the news of his inheritance to the deceased duke's brother, Frederic. Unbeknownst to Mr. Oakhurst, Frederic has passed away, and his son Wesley will now shoulder responsibility for taking on the title and estate left by his Uncle Septimus, Wesley, having been raised in America, is completely unaware of aristocratic life and graces, and initially rejects his new role. But with the help of the lovely Belle, Wesley becomes tutored in the ways of the gentry while crossing the Atlantic to Great Britain.Teeming with fascinating details of New York City during its "gilded age", the delights and difficulties of sailing on a luxury liner, as well as unexpected romance and adventure, "Duke of a Gilded Age" is a wonderful tale that keeps the reader riveted to each page!