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An Affair Before Christmas
by Eloisa James
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Avon (2007-11)
ISBN: 0061245542
EAN: 9780061245541
Dewey Decimal #: 813.54
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 400 pages
Release Date: 2007-11-13
SKU: 99048
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Average used paperback with some cover wear. Great reading copy! May have previous owner's name inside front cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Magic under the mistletoe . . . One spectacular Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby, known to her friends and family as Poppy, met the man she thought she would love forever. The devilishly attractive Duke of Fletcher was the perfect match for the innocent, breathtakingly beautiful young Englishwoman, and theirs was the most romantic wedding she had ever seen. Four years later, Poppy and the duke have become the toast of the ton . . . but behind closed doors the spark of their love affair has burned out. Unwilling to lose the woman he still lusts after, the duke is determined to win back his beguiling bride's delectable affections . . . and surpass the heady days of first love with a truly sinful seduction.
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Customer Reviews
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Refreshingly realistic and satisfying
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-02-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I must have understood the heroine differently from some of the negative reviewers. To me, Poppy was far more real than the historical heroine who goes from completely ignorant virgin to sensual orgasmic goddess the first time she has sex. She's living in a world devoid of information about sex, with the exception of her horrible mother.
Poppy needs to grow up before she can truly enjoy sex. She needs to discover her own talents and interests, break free from her mother, throw off society's expectations, learn to communicate with her partner, and explore her own body. Even today, I think women would have much better sex if they did those things first.
This book had everything I look for in a romance: well written, engaging characters, intelligent humor, lovers who actually know each other and heat.
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Unfinishable
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-12-07
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Got to chapter two and bailed. Poppy is an immature BRAT and Fletch is a dope for marrying a woman who didn't even like to kiss. I came to Amazon to see if it was worth reading any further, and my instincts seem to be right. A big miss. I wish I could get my money back.
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What Happened?
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-09-10
I was sooo disappointed in this book. I had the check the cover twice to see if this was the same Eloisa James....What happened to the great writer. I didn't care for the characters at all, more annoying than anything else....
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Eloisa James outdoes herself this time!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-25
Many have already posted the general gist of the plotline so I am going to reiterate what happened and who did what and get to my impressions of the book.
I hadn't felt such an array of emotions- wistfulness, sadness, laughter, annoyance (hate Poppy's mother), excitement, wryness, tenderness, romance, and ecstatic bloodthirstiness- all in one book in such a long time. The dialogue is witty. The characters are wonderfully depicted and lovable. The novel is more focused on love and understanding rather than all-out passion-(though the passion is there). It's a novel that I melted rather than hopped into. The pace is like a gentle but steady snowfall ( as opposed to heavy snowstorm)-which complemented the Christmas theme at the end. I have always been wary of Christmas-themed novels because they seemed so contrived-either with good old-fashioned Christmas traditions so heavily emphasized or with the spirit of love and family too heavily represented. The Christmas tone in AABC is just right for me. And as a history major, the tidbits of interesting history trivia that are so naturally weaved into the story also impressed me.
I know a lot of people are irked by how EJ structures her novels around an ensemble of characters rather putting the focus mainly on the hero/heroine and have certain characters' stories span several books. To me, her novels are to tv dramas/miniseries/soap-operas as other authors' novels are to movies. They are equally enjoyable but in a different way. I hope more people will give her new series a try. It really does reach a new level of writing-each line sparkling with wit and vivid characters.
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Its not as bad as they say
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-07-14
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I agree with the some of the reviewers questioning of Poppy's personality and her allowing her mother to walk all over her but I love that by the end of the book her character developed to one of much more strength. The writer highlights one of the common features of relationsips: miscommincation often leads to misunderstanding which spells the end of a relationship. It was interesting to read how Poppy and Fletch resolved this issue.
Also, I didn't find it hard to follow the other stories. I will say that some of the other characters were a bit more interesting than the heroine and hero. However, that only whets my appetitie to read the other books in the series. I can't wait!
On the whole I found the book to be an enjoyable read but think that you should assess it for yourself.
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