| Date: 23 May 2011, 10:05
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The third book in the Wideacre trilogy, Merdon follows the story of Meridon, daughter to Julia Lacey and heir to the Wideacre fortune. In the climactic conclusion of The Favored Child, Meridon (called Sarah at birth) is given away to gypsies. The first sixteen years of her life are spent with her sister Dandy, a vain conceited girl who Meridon loves more than anyone in the world.
It so happens that one day Meridon, noticed because of her adeptness with horses, enters into the circus act of Robert Gower. A man solely concerned with business, he has Meridon be the bareback rider in his show and Dandy is one of the trapeeze artists. Dandy has her eye on Robert Gower's son, but is forbidden to get near him since Robert has high expectations for Jack. Dandy's lofty expectations lead to tragedy in the ring and Meridon escapes.
She eventually finds herself in the place she often dreams about: the place she calls Wide. Once there she discovers that she is in fact the heir to the Lacey estate and that her mother's friend James Fortescue has been looking for her for many years. Now called Sarah, Maeridon battles with becoming one of the Quality and with having to marry a foolish, selfish young man--Percy Havering, heir to the Havering estate and distant relation of Sarah's grandmother. Sarah also meets Will Tyacke, a good friend who quickly becomes more than just that. The decision Srah makes at the end of the book is hardly surprising, given the lifestyle she was accustomed to living as a gypsy.
This was a good book, though it didn't have the same kind of atmosphere as the other two books in the trilogy. In some ways, in fact, it was anticlimactic. But it is well-written and sure to please those who love Philippa Gregory's books.
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