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| | Amazon.ca: Books: The Riddle of the Deplorable Dandy: A Novel of Georgian England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Patricia Veryan was kidnapped by aliens, who substituted a clone with no writing talent who wrote this book. |
 | | All of Veryan's "usual" elements are included: plucky heroine, hero who is tremendously brave and honorable, a seemingly impossible mission, a cast of unusual characters (timid cousin, faux gypsy), and of course the obligatory favored animal/pet (Pixie). |
 | | I was a bit disconcerted at the end, however, to learn about Vance's surprising inheritance, as it seemed a bit too handy and contrived, and we were never told anything about the benefactor, as if his name was of no consequence to us. |
| www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0312290977 (1140 words) |
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