A most unusual historical fiction tale, which melds eighteenth century themes with those of today. I had expected the typical read: heroine who doesn't know her strength, overcomes adversity, usually against most handsome but hateful man, realizes late in the tale that she adores him, etc etc. Not so this story. This story tells the tale of the dark side of a woman, a woman who loves her country home to such an extent that she will literally do anything to both avoid having to leave it by marriage and to control it--anything. I recommend this as I'd recommend all Philippa Gregory titles--real tales well told, but the dark content of this one took me by surprise, pleasantly.
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