Review: Huge disappointment
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2012
This story would probably have worked if it was set in 1990-2000, as far as the dialogue and social interaction goes. It could be that I have read a different book than the other reviewers or that I live in a different universe, but though I don't expect a new Jane Austen, I think I'm fairly tolerant when it comes to historical accuracy, and this is as far away on the scale as is possible. In England at the time it would have been impossible to speak and act as these characters, they would have been considered unbelievably rude, ignorant and probably insane. Their behavior is so far off I don't know where to begin, but having a bridal-veil where you peek out of a hole in the fabric? Give me a break! It's like the heroine's family were living on the moon, isolated from everyone at a time when the social life was extremely controlled and everyone went to church often and knew the rituals. An educated lady was supposed to be able to walk and dance gracefully, be able to read and write and manage the household accounts and interact with servants, but a higher education was considered a waste. An handsome, rich, clever, aristocratic man as the hero, would have known his worth, and would also have been socially constrained to choose a wife well. No this will not do. I appreciate the effort of the author, but this is a book best forgotten.