The Secret Countess is a book that takes place in England. It is about a young girl named Anna who works as a housemaid for an earl in England. Anna is a Russian girl who cannot tell anyone that she is a countess because her family is one of the families in Russia who hates the British. The only reason that Anna is working for the earl whose name is Rupert is because her family needs the money. It gets harder for her to keep her secret as she falls in love with the earl. The earl has also fallen in love with Anna but cannot marry her as he is already engaged to a woman called Muriel. Muriel is a woman who is full of herself. She is secretly trying to take over the mansion owned by Rupert. Rupert realizes this but does not wish to break his promise to marry her as he has been brought up in such a way that he cannot break promises. He feels that as he is engaged to her, he cannot cancel the wedding and thinks of it as a horrible thing to do. This book tells of Anna’s personality, how she is different from others and how difficult it is for her to keep her identity as a countess a secret. Then the day before the wedding comes and her brother is there. Will her brother reveal the secret and will Rupert and Anna finally be together? Read the book to find out!
Kriti Varghese
Grade 7 A
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