Hard to Get

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Summary: What an awful hero
Review: The first time I read this book was several years ago, and I guess I didn't mind it so much because I was just seventeen or eighteen. However, I came across the book again last night and read it through - and all I can say is that Jordan Sinclair is the most horrid "hero" to ever grace the pages of any of Mortimer's books. Don't get me wrong, I quite like Mortimer's works, but this one really takes the cake. From reading the book at a more "grown-up" perspective, Jordan physically abuses Lara by raping her, then goes on to psychologically torment her by letting her think he has not one, but TWO mistresses, and then to top it all off, she finds out in the end that she was nothing more than a means to an end, and that the focus of his life the past 20 years or so was purely on revenge. That's just sick. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the end. The fact that Lara, who started off being a great heroine with a lot of attitude, could end up being a simpering twit who would let Jordan do all that to her and more, and then accept him back after that, was just ridiculous. It really brings to mind all the women you read in the newspapers who get abused by sick husbands and yet keep taking them back again and again. I'd tell any woman with any pride to avoid this book like the plague, coz it really does demean women to a great degree.