A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / country-living / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships / holiday novella / novella / Regency7 Comments
The Earl of Chadbourn loves nothing better than to care for his fields, his flocks, and the people who earn their living from the land. Trapped by his brother-in-law’s death into responsibility for his traumatized nephew, grieving sister, and an estate gone to ruin, loneliness overwhelms him. The first-rate husbandry ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscountry-living / England / Humor / World War II2 Comments
Originally published under Little Fiddle- On-The-Green Still Smiling, E. M Delafield’s The Spirit of the Age captures in a collection of vignettes the impact of WW2 on the Home Front. The people of Little Fiddle-on-the-Green lived a very peaceful life. They went to cricket matches. They discussed the works of ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / class differences / country-living / England / Historical3 Comments
Cassie, the youngest of six daughters in the Wilton family, is bold, bright, and ready to enter society. There’s only one problem: her older sister Lenora, whose extreme shyness prevents her from attending many social events. Lenora is now entering her third season, and since their father has decreed that ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewscountry-living / England / Historical / sisters / SourceBooks / World War II6 Comments
No Matter What Life Throws at Them, the Grace Sisters Always Have Each Other The four Grace sisters—Liz, Sal, Tilly, and Addie—love their quiet life in the country village of Chevis Green. To some, their insular world might seem dull, but the sisters and their father, Mr. Grace, never seem ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Featured / Recommended Readscountry-living / historical romance / joint review / Love-Triangle / minister / Recommended Reads / religion / viscountess26 Comments
Janine: When I heard Patricia Gaffney’s Wyckerley trilogy was being electronically reissued, I knew I wanted to review these books in a discussion format. Angela (Lazaraspaste), who used to review for DA, volunteered to join me. We plan to review all three novels and begin today with the first book ... more >
C Reviews / C+ Reviewscountry-living / friends-to-lovers / London / Love-Triangle / Regency England24 Comments
Dear Ms. Balogh, For two whole weeks everything that happened in the Maynard household revolved around one fact: Felicity was coming home. So begins The Trysting Place, one of your early, out-of-print trad regencies (and a prequel to The Notorious Rake). I loved the opening of this story, in which ... more >