The Heroines: A Novel

Although a true lover of books Anne-Marie Entwhistle prefers not to read to her spirited daughter Penny especially from the likes of Madame Bovary Gone With the Wind or The Scarlet Letter. These novels devoted to the lives of the Heroines that make them so irresistible have a way of hitting too close to home -- well to the Homestead actually where Anne-Marie runs the quaint family-owned bed and breakfast. In this enchanting debut novel Penny and her mother encounter great women from classic works of literature who make the Homestead their destination of choice just as the plots of their tumultuous unforgettable stories begin to unravel. They appear at all hours of the day and in all manners of distress. A lovesick Madame Bovary languishes in their hammock after Rodolphe has abandoned her and Scarlett OHaras emotions are not easily tempered by tea and eiderdowns. These visitors long for comfort consolation and sometimes for more attention than the adolescent Penny wants her mother to give. Knowing that to interfere with their stories would cause mayhem in literature Anne-Marie does her best to make each Heroine feel at home with a roof over her head and a shoulder to cry on. But when Penny begins to feel overshadowed by her mothers indulgence of each and every Heroine havoc ensues and the thirteen-year-old embarks on her own memorable tale. Eileen Favorites lively fresh and enormously entertaining novel gives readers a chance to experience their favorite Heroines all over again or introduces these fictional women so beguilingly that further acquaintance will surely follow. Narrated by the courageous and irreverent Penny The Heroines will make book lovers rejoice.