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The Unsuitable Miss Martingale

  • 2001 first published
  • 218 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (3 ratings)

The Unsuitable Miss Martingale is a 2001 historical romance and Regency romance novel by Barbara Hazard. It takes readers to London in the Regency era. It features Lily Martingale and Viscount Halpern.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 218 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About The Unsuitable Miss Martingale

Possessed of an inquisitive and adventurous spirit, Lili Martingale has proved herself unsuitable for the daily grind of life on a farm. Fortunately, her family believes she'll thrive in London, where she can enter society and marry respectably. However, Lili's intolerance of the conceit of the ton is too evident to be ignored, and her outspoken nature seems to make her unsuitable among the gentry as well. Viscount Halpern is being groomed as the seventh Marquis of Braybourne, but he has yet to take a wife from the bevy of beautiful girls he encounters every season. Upon meeting Lili, he is taken aback by her brash, no-nonsense demeanor -- and finds it quite appealing. Halpern's parents, however, feel that Lili is too far beneath his station for consideration as a future wife. But true love respects no hierarchy.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lily Martingale
  • Viscount Halpern

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Romance

Quick answers

Who wrote The Unsuitable Miss Martingale?

The Unsuitable Miss Martingale was written by Barbara Hazard and first published in 2001.

What genre is The Unsuitable Miss Martingale?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is The Unsuitable Miss Martingale?

The median edition has 218 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Unsuitable Miss Martingale?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Paid Companion, The Duke's Cinderella Bride and An Acceptable Arrangement.

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