by Heather Snow
Summary Penelope Bridgemen, thought that when she married her husband, life couldn’t get any better. Then he died from madness, only six months after they married. Penelope devoted herself to educating on the workings of the mind, and working with those that suffered from mental disabilities due to...
3-1/2 stars. A little hard to believe that a woman of that time period would be asked to go to an asylum to help a war veteran but that's what fiction is for. I liked that Gabriel had loved Penelope from afar and that they eventually got together.
3.5 stars
This is a lovely book. It's not all sweet: it deals with things that are harsh and heartbreaking. But that is all balanced, actually overtaken, by warmth, decency, generosity, and, of course, love.The story has depth. This is about two people who, while still young, each had hard, tragic experie...
Heather Snow just gets better and better. In this latest novel, we deal with the issues of mental illness, treatment practices, PTSD, power plays and romance. All of these elements are beautifully entwined for a very cohesive and intense story. Penelope and Gabriel are very compelling characters...
Gabriel and PenelopeFull review to come on Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
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