The Reluctant Heiress (Paperback) by Eva Ibbotson

from SueinCyprus

It took a while to get into this book. It's set in the 1920s, featuring a likeable and egalitarian Austrian princess, and a millionaire who started life as a foundling. Throw in a fairytale Austrian castle, a struggling theatre company (for whom the princess, incognito, works as the under wardrob...

from NinjaTat

predictable but super cute!

from nbmars

This book is virtually identical to Ibbotson's The Morning Gift in many ways, but I didn't care. I always say, when you have a good story, stick with it! It was still enjoyable to me in the way all modern fairy tales are. Nevertheless, having just read The Morning Gift before this one, there were...

from Rubbah

A sweet romance about Tessa, a secret princess working backstage for no money at an opera house, and Guy, an english foundling risen to high position in society who has just bought her family castle for his fiancee. Personally I prefer Ibbotson's magical hildren's novels such as The secret of Pla...

from misstibbs

Magic Flutes is a truly astounding book. As in all of Eva Ibbotson's work, the underlying theme of basic human goodness resonates throughout the novel. The story is intricate and detailed, and although the basic plot is romantic, its quality lifts this story far above a "romance." The central cha...