Patricia S. (lucky7) reviewed on
Helpful Score: 7
With Elizabeth Chadwick you just feel like you're living the history she brings to life through her words. She makes you understand how they think and feel in this time period. It's not romanticized at all... and definitely not a time I would pick to live my life at all.....and yet, it's still so interesting and all-engrossing: the way they think, live, love.... get through each day. The author brings to life each character; we may not like them but at least she allows us to understand how they came to act in the way they do and to appreciate why they make their choices. Her research is obvious, how else could she bring to life these characters and their trials with such compassion. I highly recommend this novel to anyone who loves a good "realistic" romance, where "happily ever after" is not guaranteed, but human emotion is shared and revealed in it's rawest forms. Also, although the historical aspects are wonderful, this is not what makes the story so compelling..nor why I recommend it to the history buffs among us.
