Her Heart for a Compass

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Her Heart for a Compass
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AuthorSarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance novel
PublisherHarperCollins
Pages560
ISBN978-0-00-838360-2

Her Heart for a Compass is a 2021 romance novel by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The novel is a fictional story about the Duchess's great-great-aunt, Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott.[1]

Plot[]

Production[]

The publishing rights were acquired by Mills & Boon.[2] The book is published by William Morrow and Company in the United States.[3] Ferguson worked with Scottish romance author Marguerite Kaye on the novel.[4]

Reception[]

The novel placed 10th in the United Kingdom's hardback fiction bestsellers chart, after selling 1,079 copies in the week ending 14 August 2021.[5] In the novel's first week it sold 1,241 hardback copies.[5]

Critical reception of the novel was mixed.[6] The Times's Sarah Ditum called the novel a "thinly veiled wish fulfilment fantasy" that "is more slog than seduction" and rated it two out of five stars.[7] The Daily Telegraph's Hannah Betts described the novel as "underwhelming" and also rated it two out of five stars.[8] The Guardian's Alison Flood praised the work as "chaste good fun".[9] The Independent's Roisin O'Connor rated the novel three out of five stars.[10] The Evening Standard's Melanie McDonagh recalled the novel as "amiable tosh" and "a perfect example of the genre".[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Dibdin, Emma (27 July 2021). "Sarah Ferguson In Talks to Turn Her Debut Novel Into A Bridgerton-Style Series". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ Chandler, Mark (13 January 2021). "Duchess of York's debut novel scooped by Mills & Boon". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ Yossman, K. J. (26 July 2021). "Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson Enters Talks to Turn New Novel Into 'Bridgerton'-Style Period Drama". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Goldman, Andrew (26 July 2021). "Inside the Reinvention of Sarah Ferguson, the Ultimate Royal Rebel". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Flood, Alison (17 August 2021). "Sarah Ferguson's Mills & Boon novel edges on to UK bestsellers chart". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 900948621. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (3 August 2021). "Sarah Ferguson book review round-up: What the critics are saying about Duchess of York's Mills & Boon novel". The Independent. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ Ditum, Sarah (3 August 2021). "Her Heart for a Compass by Sarah Ferguson review — a rather sexless affair". The Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ Betts, Hannah (3 August 2021). "Her Heart for a Compass: Sarah Ferguson's Mills & Boon book is an interminable door stopper". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ Flood, Allison (3 August 2021). "Her Heart for a Compass by Sarah Ferguson review – Mills & Boon debut is chaste good fun". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 900948621. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (3 August 2021). "Her Heart for a Compass by Sarah Ferguson review: Duchess of York's Mills & Boon debut is endearing, but won't set pulses racing". The Independent. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ McDonagh, Melanie (3 August 2021). "Her Heart for a Compass by Sarah Ferguson review: amiable tosh from Sarah, Duchess of York". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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