Deb Willet's aunt has found employment for Deb as a companion to Mrs. Pepys. As the companion to the wife of Samuel Pepys, administrator to the navy of England and Member of Parliament, Deb is placed among society's finest. However, Deb quickly learns that Mrs. Pepys is insecure in her placement and...
*I've got this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review* I liked the idea of this book and the setting (around 1650), because I'm interested in strong females in that time period and this book has a potential to be great. However I was disappointed, because the main character reminded m...
3,5 starsThe event take place soon after book 1 and is told by Ralph Chaplin’s ghost. Ralph has finally joined the army and when he comes back home learns that things have changed around Markyate Manor.Since the story is told by a ghost you know he will die but it didn’t ruin the story in any way. I...
Castles, Customs and Kings edited by Debra Brown and the late M.M. Bennetts and has essays from such historical fiction authors such as Katherine Ashe, Gillian Bagwell, Nancy Bilyeau, Sandra Byrd, Stephanie Cowell, Christy English, Barbara Kyle just to name a few, go here to read more about these au...
This is my first encounter with Deborah Swift’s work, which is nice for me as a reader, no expectations one-way or the other. A Divided Inheritance was a breath of fresh air dealing with the everyday people and not just those touched by royalty. Swift begins her novel in 1609 England and introduces...
I wanted more from this one but it fell kind of flat for me. First we got Ella who is a bitch. She robs her previous employer and goes to London to get pretty things and a man. I never liked her, I guess I was never meant to like her but I think she got off too easy. Sadie could have been goo...
Set in the 1660s, the story follows Ella and Sadie Appleby, girls from rural England who flee to London after a tragedy with Ella's employer, and there they find themselves struggling to survive. Restoration London for these two is dark, dank, dirty, and exhausting, and Swift's writing made the gri...
3.5 stars. http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-gilded-lily-by-deborah-swift.html
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