I discovered the television show “Downton Abbey” last year, and sort of became obsessed with it. That’s how my mind works, completely obsessed or not interested at all. “American Heiress” by Daisy Goodwin is definitely in the completely obsessed category. I finished it in six hours and I immediately wanted more, but I don’t know if there will be a sequel. Even though the time setting of “American Heiress” is a couple decades before “Downton Abbey,” I felt my cravings for the television show being scratched while reading it.

To sum up the book quickly, the book follows different characters, but the main story line is about Cora Cash. Cash is the richest heiress in America, who is spoiled rotten. Don’t get me wrong, she’s completely lovable, she just likes to flaunt her wealth. Her mother wants her to marry into a title, so she takes her to England. She soon meets the Duke of Wareham and becomes a Duchess.

The book is about Cash growing up and realizing that money can’t buy everything. Obviously she reacts to a situation the way she was bred to do, which is annoying. Then again, it is based in the 1890s and I live in 2012. This is probably why many younger generations don’t like reading about the past.

The book is full of servants talking about their employers, jealous ex-lovers set on destroying happy relationships, backstabbing and, of course, love. As the book and plot developed, I found myself having feelings for each character — whether it be complete annoyance, admiration, wanting to shank the home-wrecker and pity.