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Hidden Legacy (2004)

by Margaret Hodapp(Favorite Author)

3.26 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1413711545 (ISBN13: 9781413711547)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

PublishAmerica

review 1: The book was o.k., but I cannot believe the editor or publisher allowed some of writing to be included. You would be reading along about the main character's day and all of the sudden the author would explain exactly how the character made rye bread, barely soup, corned beef, etc. The author also would be writing about one thing and suddenly switch to a whole other thought, it kind of got annoying.The book contains a love story, but if you blink you might miss it. One day she is a widow who thinks a man is cute and has said about two words to him and the next her cow is giving birth and he gives her a long passionate kiss; a little unbelievable especially for the time.I did not hate the story I really just think it needed a lot of editing.
review 2: This was... more a very nice read that held my interest all the way through. Some of the situations were a little too much of a coincidence, hence my 4 rather than a full 5 stars. I did really enjoy it, however. It centers around Tessa, an Irish woman whose abusive, alcoholic husband has just been murdered. As Tessa is going through his belongings, she finds a ticket for passage to America. She is furious to realize that her late husband, Sean, had bought this ticket for only himself and had never told her about it. She decides that there is nothing but poverty left for her in Ireland. Sean had wanted a son to carry on his family name but Tessa had never been able to carry a child. Actually a family name is something of a sore subject for Tessa since her grandfather had left England in a dispute with his family and had changed hus name from Duncan to Douglas. As Tessa boards the ship, she learns, with the help of Melissa Douglas, a fellow passenger, that her ticket is for steerage in the male section. Melissa takes pity on Tessa and shares her private room with her. Tessa and Melissa become close friends but Melissa actually has a terminal illness and dies not long after they reach America. Melissa had come to America to care for an aging, ill uncle. Tessa tries hard to care for Melissa but she dies anyway, probably of lung cancer. Tessa once again seizes the opportunity made available to her and impersonates Melissa. When "Melissa" (Tessa) gets to the uncle's home, she finds that he has recently dies, which makes her sole heir to his home and lands. It's not a fortune but is very nice and much more than she could ever have hoped to have back in Ireland. Along the way, there is a very mean farmer manages to expose her true identity but he has skeletons in his own closet. Tessa gets a little help from a very friendly ghost and some good friends that she has made. She's a hard worker with a good heart. Even when she does some things that are morally doubtful, she tries to make things as right as possible. She ultimately shows just how kind and generous she truly is. I enjoyed this book and would readily recommend it. less

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