Whitney, My Love (1985) (I read the 1999 reissue)Judith McNaught
Grade: C
Genre: historical romance
Sex scenes: that 80s type; controversial rape/almost-rape scene, depending on which version you read
Source: own, second-hand
The wilful and defiant Whitney
Stone has driven her father so completely mad with her unashamed and brazen pursuit
of the reluctant Paul Sevarin that he has decided to send her away to Paris
with her aunt and uncle. Whitney is distraught; she is convinced that Paul is
her one-and-only true love and to be separated from him like this (even though
Paul has only ever given the impression that Whitney is a spoilt, childish
little girl) ruins all her plans for the future she has planned for them. When
it becomes clear that Whitney has no choice in the matter, she becomes
determined to come back from Paris such a changed woman so that Paul will be
falling at her feet begging her to marry him …
