Review: Wonderful read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2013
I have read and enjoyed all of the books in the Windham series but I think this novella may be a very close second to my personal favorite, The Soldier. It has a quiet charm and honest sincerity that has me re-reading it.This prequel picks up five years into Ester and Percy's marriage and they are facing rough times. Money is tight. The duke's wits are wandering. Peter, the heir, is in failing health. Ester has had four boys in five years and is simply exhausted.They visit London and at first being away from Morelands is a relief. That doesn't last long as a pair of Percy's previous ladybirds come home to roost with two illegitimate children in tow.My only complaint, as with the previous novella, is that this story deserves a full length novel to do it justice.