I can't help rating these Mary Burchell books highly, even when they use a few tired old tropes. They're just so sweet and charming.

For anyone who's keeping track, the guy in this one is Not a Jerk. Though I do wish he wouldn't call Naomi "child". Ah well. If you're going to read popular women's books from the 60s you can't have everything. I guess.

On the bright side, love what Mary Burchell does with characters that could be stock... The housekeeper. Naomi's mother. They're more interesting than they strictly need to be, so that's enjoyable.
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It was a shock to Naomi and her mother when the fortune they had confidently expected to inherit was left to a nephew they had never heard of. However, Mrs Thurrock hoped that perhaps Naomi and Jerome might set things right by making a match of it. Which might have been a good idea... if Naomi hadn't infinitely preferred his brother Martin - the one without the inheritance!
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