Not having read Barbara Cartland books before, I had no idea what to expect. I had read somewhere that she “helps us to escape from our day-to-day…”; oh yes, that she certainly does; to a land of irresistible beauties and admirable gentlemen, who are true, kind, generous, courageous, brilliant and everything good. Every story is the same- it ends perfectly well, all sunshine and rainbows- and yet, every story has a unique element to it. This kept things interesting, even though I was reading 10 stories at one go. I picked this book up under the theme “An author everyone has read except you” and I couldn’t be happier about my choice.