title: The American Heiress
author:  Daisy Goodwin 
description: The detailing is beautiful, the great phalanx of historical characters amusing, and the relief of reading a novel that puts enjoyment first so rare and gratifying that I am ready for a sequel. (<i>Amanda Foreman, author of GEORGIANA, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, winner of the Whitbread Prize for Biography</i>)<br /><br />A shrewd, spirited historical romance with flavors of Edith Wharton, Daphne du Maurier, Jane Austen, <i>Upstairs, Downstairs</i> and a dash of <i>People</i> magazine that charts a bumpy marriage of New World money and Old World tradition.... Goodwin's debut, a knowing, judicious blend of Gilded Age extravagance, below-stairs perspective,...and sophisticated social tableaux, offers reader satisfaction....Superior entertainment. (<i>Kirkus Reviews (starred review)</i>)<br /><br />Top-notch writing brings to life the world of wealth on both sides of the Atlantic. This debut's strong character development and sense of place will please fans of historical romance, including book club members. (<i>Library Journal (starred review)</i>)<br /><br />This lush look at Edwardian excess and scandal on both sides of the Atlantic...is a propulsive story of love, manners, culture clash, and store-bought class from a time long past that proves altogether fresh. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br />Deliciously classy. A story that gallops along, full of exquisite period detail. (<i>Kate Mosse, author of LABYRINTH and SEPULCHRE</i>)<br /><br />I was seduced by this book, rather as Cora was seduced by her duke: with great skill and confidence. Intriguing, atmospheric, and extremely stylish, I was still thinking about it long after I had reached the end. (<i>Penny Vincenzi, author of THE BEST OF TIMES</i>)<br /><br />Sparkling and thoroughly engaginga delight. Filled with vitality and peopled by a vigorous supporting cast of charactersthe story of a poor little rich girl learning the hard way makes for a highly enjoyable and intelligent read. (<i>London Sunday Times</i>)
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  A British Heiress
  
  
  
  
  
  in America
  
  
  
  
  
  Revolutionary Women
  
  
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  Becky Lower
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A British Heiress in America
  
  Copyright© 2020 Becky Lower
  
  Cover Design Livia Reasoner
  
  
  Prairie Rose Publications
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are
  products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real.
  
  No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever
  without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief
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  CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  Off the Coast of England, 1775
  
  
  The minute the ship began to move out of the docks, Pippa’s courage faltered,
  as if it took a swan dive over the railing and began dog paddling toward the
  pilings. The shores of her home country faded in the distance, along with 