Whitney, My Love

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First edition
Author Judith McNaught
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance
Published1985, Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN 978-0-671-77609-1

Whitney, My Love is the first book published by author Judith McNaught. [1] While written first, it is the second novel in the Westmoreland Dynasty Saga, preceded by A Kingdom of Dreams (1989) and followed by Until You (1994) and "Miracles" (1995/7).

Contents

The novel was originally published in 1985 by Pocket Books, a branch of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Synopsis

Plot

After a young Whitney Stone's mother dies, her father Martin is unable to handle her tomboyish antics and sends Whitney off to France with her aunt and uncle, Lady Anne and Lord Edward Gilbert, a diplomat. Whitney is separated from her childhood love, a significantly older Paul Sevarin, who does not return her affections. Before leaving, she vows to come home from France and marry Paul. While in France, she is educated by a variety of language, dance, and etiquette tutors, coming to age as a fashionable and witty young lady. She also meets the DuVille family, becoming close friends with the daughter Therèse and their son Nicolas (Nicki). Around the age of 19, Whitney attends a party in France where she meets a mysterious stranger. Shortly after, she is recalled back to England by her father. To the surprise of her small town, Whitney returns as a sophisticated young lady. Furthermore, possessing what she believes is a substantial inheritance from her grandmother, Whitney is determined to marry Paul.

Once home, Martin hosts a party for Whitney to reintroduce her to the town and their new neighbor, a Mr. Clayton Westland. Whitney is disinterested, focusing her attention on Paul. She and Paul have a flirtation, which Whitney believes leads to a serious courtship, despite her father's efforts to push her towards Mr. Westland. When Paul proposes, Whitney eagerly tells her father, only for him to reveal that he had spent her dowry and sold her in marriage to the Duke of Claymore in exchange for a large sum of money to save the family home from ruin. Martin also reveals that Mr. Westland is the Duke of Claymore and slaps Whitney, much to Clayton's displeasure. Whitney begs Clayton to keep the engagement a secret and he acquiesces on the condition that she break off the engagement with Paul. Convinced they can run away and pay back the dowry money her father spent, Whitney reveals the situation to Paul. Instead, Paul is angry as he had already started spending her dowry money. Resigned, Whitney accepts her status

Clayton and Whitney begin a tentative courtship, filled with passion. The beginning of the relationship is tumultuous, with the apex being a controversial rape scene. [2]

Whitney and Clayton become estranged due to miscommunication. Whitney's cousin Emily, aware of the entire story, contrives to bring Whitney and Clayton back together at Elizabeth's wedding. While this initially does not work, Whitney and Clayton ultimately reunite and become happy parents. [3]

Main characters

Characters from the Westmoreland Dynasty Saga universe appear across the novels. From this era, Whitney, Clayton, and Stephen appear in Until You, with Clayton and Stephen's ancestor, Royce Westmoreland, as the main character in A Kingdom of Dreams .

Style and themes

Eloisa James, romance novelist and professor, cites Whitney, My Love as introducing her to the works of McNaught. James calls her a "brilliant tutor" in the craft of romance, especially through suspending reality and creating romantic relationships in her novels. [4]

Utilizing the genre of romance, McNaught is able to create a link between the reader and the heroine. Through this connection, readers feel as if they are the ones receiving the attention and desire from the male hero. [5] Furthermore, the codes and language within the romance novel genre, create a community of female readers sharing in similar emotions and knowledge. [6]

Release history

After the initial publication in 1985, Whitney, My Love was adapted by a number of publishers to at least 6 different languages and four formats. Languages include English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Hungarian, Spanish, and Italian. The book was published as a hardback, paperback, large print book, and eBook. Most notably, the 1999/2000 edition and republication resulted in a 180-page addition to the original story, changing at least two scenes and extending the final ending. [7]

CountryRelease DateEdition

(Hardback/Paperback)

PublisherISBN/OCLCPagesNotes
United States1985Pocket Books
United StatesJanuary 1985PaperbackPocket Books9780671528089

9780671671389

 9780671737641

538 [8] [9]
United States1985Print Simon & Schuster, Inc. 9780671737641

9780671032975

538 [10]
United States1985Large Print Simon & Schuster, Inc. 9781568951072711 [11]
England1985PrintSevern House466211289538 [12]
England1985Paperback Corgi 828595252N/A [13]
United StatesMarch 19879780552127288544 [14] [15]
England1987Print and Large Print Corgi 9780552127288538 [16]
United States1989PrintSevern House9780727816948538 [17] - Distributed by Mercedes Distribution Center, Inc.
United Kingdom1989PrintSevern House19584179538 [18]
United States1989Large PrintSevern House693584962538 [19]
United States1994Large PrintPocket Books97807394054991038 [20]
United States1994Large Print Wheeler Publishing 9781568951072711 [21]
France1994Print J'ai Lu 9782277237419414 [22] - Translated by Elisabeth Luc
France1994Print J'ai Lu 9782290008010414 [23]
United States1998PrintPocket Books9780671776091708 [24]
Russia1998Print ACT 9785150009059608 [25] - Translated by Dzhudit Maknot

and T.A. Pert︠s︡evoĭ

Russia1999Print ACT 9785237003161

9785237003178

N/A [26] - Translated by Dzhudit Maknot

- In two volumes

United States1999PrintPocket Books9780671032975577 [27]
United States1999Print Simon & Schuster, Inc. 9780671776091708 [28]
United States1999PrintPocket Books9780671036850

9780671032975

9780671776091

577 [29] - Special collector's edition

- New ending

United States1999Large PrintPocket Books97807394054991038 [30]
Brazil1999PrintSão Paulo: Best Seller9788571236530480 [31] - Translated by Vera Maria Marques Martins
United States2000PrintPocket Books9780671776091708 [32]
United States2000eBookPocket Books9781501145438708 [33] - Adaptation of the 1999 reprint
United States2000Large PrintPocket Books9780671776091708 [34]
United States2001Print Doubleday 9780739405499577 [35]
Hungary2002PrintMagyar Könyvklub9789635475759539 [36] [37] - Translated by Tamásné Vitray
Spain2005PrintBarcelona: Cisne

DeBolsillo

788497935166729 [38] - Translated by Margarita Cavándoli

- 3 editions of this version published

United States2006PrintPocket Books9781416530718708 [39] - Special edition with alternative ending
Russia2006Print ACT 9785170324330

9785170324316 

N/A [40] - Translated by Джудит Макнот

- In two volumes

Russia2006Print ACT 9785170272891

9785971326038

9785170278947

9785971326052

557 [41] - Translated by Т.А. Перцевой
France2008Print J'ai Lu 9782290008010414 [42]
United States2008PrintPocket Books9780671036850N/A [43]
Hungary2009PrintBudapest: General Press909773400516 [44]
Spain2010PrintRandom House Mondadori805054446729 [45]
Spain2012PrintBarcelona: Cisne9788499894164729 [46]
Italy2014Print Mondadori 956550376349 [47]
Russia2014Print ACT 9785170859856542 [48]
Russia2017Print ACT 9785171044794542 [49]

References

  1. ↑ Maryles, Daisy (October 23, 2006). "Paperback Bestseller/Mass Market". Publishers Weekly. 253 (42): 14 – via Academic OneFile.
  2. ↑ Vail, Elizabeth. "Romance and Rape Culture: A Modern Reader Reads Whitney, My Love". www.heroesandheartbreakers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ McNaught, Judith (June 2000). Whitney, My Love. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9780671776091.
  4. ↑ "Musings on Muses". Publishers Weekly: 34. November 2004 – via Academic OneFile.
  5. ↑ Moody, Stephanie (November 13, 2015). "Identification, Affect, and Escape: Theorizing Popular Romance Reading" . Pedagogy. 16 (1): 105–123. doi:10.1215/15314200-3158669. ISSN   1533-6255. S2CID   146440129.
  6. ↑ Struve, Laura (2011). "Sisters of Sorts: Reading Romantic Fiction and the Bonds Among Female Readers". The Journal of Popular Culture. 44 (6): 1289–1306. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5931.2011.00901.x.
  7. ↑ "Whitney, My Love Cameo". www.mcnaughtized.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ McNaught, Judith (January 1, 1985). Whitney My Love. Pocket. ISBN   9780671528089. OL   7649506M.
  9. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1985). Whitney my love. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   0671671383. OCLC   19347817.
  10. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1985). Whitney my love. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN   0671737643. OCLC   422853149.
  11. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1985). Whitney, my love. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN   1568951078. OCLC   608817096.
  12. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1985). Whitney, my love. London: Severn House. OCLC   466211289.
  13. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1985). Whitney, my love. Corgi. ISBN   0552127280. OCLC   828595252.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ↑ McNaught, Judith (March 1987). Whitney My Love. Corgi Adult. ISBN   9780552127288. OL   7790387M.
  15. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1987). Whitney My Love. Pocket. OCLC   608914670.
  16. ↑ Judith., McNaught (1987) [1985]. Whitney, my love. London: Corgi. ISBN   9780552127288. OCLC   16181275.
  17. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1988). Whitney, my love. London]; Brooklyn, N.Y.: Severn House : distributed in the U.S.A. by Mercedes Distribution Center, Inc. ISBN   0727816942.
  18. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1989). Whitney, my love. London, UK: Severn House. OCLC   19584179.
  19. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1989). Whitney, my love. Severn House. OCLC   693584962.
  20. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1994). Whitney, my love [large print. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   0739405497. OCLC   680084162.
  21. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1994). Whitney, my love / S. Hingham, MA: Wheeler Pub. ISBN   1568951078. OCLC   779406648.
  22. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Luc, Elisabeth (1994). La scandaleuse (in French). Paris: Ed. J'ai lu. ISBN   2277237418. OCLC   464048796.
  23. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Luc, Élisabeth (2008). La scandaleuse (in French). Paris: J'ai lu. ISBN   978-2290008010. OCLC   237002558.
  24. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1998). Whitney, my love. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   9780671776091.
  25. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1998). Uitni, li︠u︡bimai︠a︡ (in Russian). Moskva: Izd-vo AST. ISBN   5150009059. OCLC   39357239.
  26. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1999). Uitni, li︠u︡bimai︠a︡ (in Russian). Moskva: Izd-vo AST. ISBN   5237003168. OCLC   43748456.
  27. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1999). Whitney, My Love. Pocket Books. ISBN   9780671032975. OCLC   519739624.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  28. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1999). Whitney, My Love. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN   9780671776091.
  29. ↑ Judith., McNaught (1999). Whitney, my love (Special collector's ed.). New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   9780671032975. OCLC   41713030.
  30. ↑ McNaught, Judith (1999). Whitney, my love. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   0739405497. OCLC   42775675.
  31. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Martins, Vera Maria Marques (1999). Whitney, meu amor! (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Best Seller. ISBN   8571236534. OCLC   62313392.
  32. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2000). Whitney, my love. New York [etc.: Pocket Books. ISBN   0671776096.
  33. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2000). Whitney, my love. ISBN   9781501145438.
  34. ↑ Judith., McNaught (November 2016). Whitney, my love. New York. ISBN   9781501145438. OCLC   962026963.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  35. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2001). Whitney, my love. New York, N.Y: Doubleday. ISBN   9780739405499. OCLC   733817612.
  36. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Vitray Tamásné (2002). Whitney, kedvesem (in Hungarian). Budapest: Magyar Könyvklub. ISBN   9635475756. OCLC   440202997.
  37. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Vitray, Tamásné (2002). Whitney, kedvesem (in Hungarian). Budapest: Magyar Könyvklub. ISBN   9635475756. OCLC   51807882.
  38. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2005). Tú eres mi amor (in Spanish). Barcelona: Cisne. ISBN   8497935160. OCLC   920146676.
  39. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2006). Whitney, my love . New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   1416530711.
  40. ↑ Макнот, Джудит (2006). Уитни, любимая (in Russian). Moscow: Изд-во "АСТ". ISBN   5170055838. OCLC   187303901.
  41. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2006). Укрощение любовью, или, Уитни. Москва: АСТ. ISBN   5170272898. OCLC   76066098.
  42. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Luc, Élisabeth (2008). La scandaleuse (in French). Paris: J'ai lu. ISBN   978-2290008010. OCLC   237002558.
  43. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2008). Whitney, my love. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN   978-0671036850. OCLC   78749084.
  44. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Vitray Tamásné (2009). Whitney, kedvesem (in Hungarian). Budapest: General Press. ISBN   9789636431099. OCLC   909773400.
  45. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Cavándoli, Margarita (2010). Tú eres mi amor (in Spanish). Barcelona: Random House Mondadori. OCLC   805054446.
  46. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Cavándoli, Margarita (2012). Tú eres mi amor (in Spanish). Barcelona: Cisne. ISBN   9788499894164. OCLC   804811801.
  47. ↑ McNaught, Judith (2014). Whitney, amore mio. Prima Parte Prima Parte (in Italian). OCLC   956550376.
  48. ↑ Макнот, Джудит (2014). Уитни, любимая: роман (in Russian). ISBN   9785170859856. OCLC   894915601.
  49. ↑ McNaught, Judith; Перцева, Т. А (2017). Уитни, любимая (in Russian). ISBN   9785171044794. OCLC   1003151908.
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