by Philippa Gregory
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Meridon knows she does not belong in the dirty, vagabond life of a gypsy bareback rider. The half-remembered vision of another life burns in her heart, even as her beloved sister, Dandy, risks everything for their future. Alone, Meridon follows the urgings of her dream, riding in the moonlight past the rusted gates, up the winding drive to a house -- clutching the golden clasp of the necklace that was her birthright -- home at last to Wideacre. The lost heir of one of England's great estates would take her place as its mistress....Crowning the extraordinary trilogy that began with Wideacre and The Favored Child, Meridon is a rich, impassioned tapestry of a young woman's journey from dreams to glittering drawing rooms and elaborate deceits...from a simple hope to a deep and fulfilling love. Set in the savage contrasts of Georgian England -- a time alive with treachery, grandeur, and intrigue -- Meridon is Philippa Gregory's masterwork.
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 The most disappointing of in the trilogy, 2008-08-25
I read these books out of order: The Favoured Child first (found it disturbing, a bit soap operay, but it had a tremendous hold on me), Wildacre (liked this the best) and then read Meridon. Meridon felt like a faded photocopy of the first two. The "wandering to Widacre in a daze" storyline was not believable, and I found her pre-knowledge of Widacre just completely implausible. I was willing to suspend my disbelief for "The Favoured Child" because the book seemed to be about someone with haunting dreams, but it was overdone in "Meridon." I also found the tension in this book weaker, the characters less complex and the entire thing just much less original and shaded. With the first two books, there was dimension to the characters--love-hate relationships, lies, etc. This was a sloppy job. The entire circus part of the book was never fully concluded. If I sound especially grumpy it's because "The Other Boelyn Girl" was the first Gregory book I read and these other three seem like they were written by a much weaker, less insightful writer. I probably wouldn't be quite so critical if "The Other Boelyn Girl" hadn't blown me away...
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 Meridon, 2008-06-24
Easily my favorite of the Wideacre books, partly because of all the horsey parts (I like horses...) Also I find Meridon to be the most likable of the Wideacre characters- and surprisingly a lot more 'normal,' despite the fact that she is descended from two sets of brother/sisters. I think this book's plot benefits from the fact that the majority of the story takes place outside of the Wideacre property. The first two seemed to stale from the lack of movement- stuck in the same environment. Even when Julia left for Bath in the Favored Child, it seemed forced. Anyway, I regress. Meridon has a lively plot, well-developed characters, and ends happily- all things I like in a book I'm reading for fun. I also don't feel that you HAVE to read the other two to necessarily enjoy this one- so if you gave up one of the others because it freaked you out, you could still enjoy this one.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 historical novel, 2008-04-07
I don't think I'd recommend this series - too lengthy and too unpleasant and not enough real history. Somewhat interesting but not totally satisfying. Ending OK but not great. This series is strange, but probably believable for that time period.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Read!!, 2008-03-19
I loved this book! Wonderful storyline, keeps you interested until the very end. I found myself thinking about this book all the time. I had to finish it to find out what happened at the end.
You'll love it!
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A spellbinding Conclusion to the WIDEACRE trilogy, 2008-02-28
After finishing "The Favored Child" , I greatly anticipated Meridon and it did not dissapoint.
Meridon is the child of Julia Lacey, given away at birth to Gypsies.
She and her sister, Dandy, are sold by her stepfather to a Equestrian and Trapeze traveling show as teens. Meridon tries very hard to keep the myschevious Dandy from causing problems with this situation, but in the end, Meridon finds herself alone, going where she doesnt know. She ends up on Wideacre and is determined to be the long lost Sarah Lacey.
She struggles and torments herself awfuly by trying to fit into a society that she does not know and leave her gypsy ways behind. She is hardened, convinced she will never love and sees her land as power, regardless of the cost of the workers. A LifeChanging transformation happens and Meridon realizes what IS important.
I liked this book very much!. I did not feel an affinity immediatly to Meridon as I did for Julia in The Favored Child, but she quickly grew on me. The transformation that takes place when she is ill was really interesting and reminded me of similar instances referenced in my mythology class. A character becomes ill, deathly, and then immerges a new person. Meridon was perhaps not a new person totally, but she seemed more at peace with her feelings and able to share them and FEEL.
The end of the book was the best part,IMO. Had a similar theme to "The Other Boylen Girl" and all of Gregory's novels..women living in a time when society and their familes forced them to act a certain way and do certain things. What brave women to stand up against those people and "what was right" and say "No, this is NOT what I want, nor who I want to be."
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