Review: Touching
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
I bought this book on the recommendation of a Dear Author review and I am glad I did.  I had not been reading historicals for quite a while and was looking for a bit of a change, and the review and the blurb sounded promising.Recovering from a life threatening illness, Rose marries Gil at the tender age of 17 expecting a real marriage, but she is quickly abandoned in the country (for five years) while he goes on to become a scandal in London.  Healthier and stronger both physically and emotionally. she decides to try for the marriage she wants and goes to London to meet with him, only to discover how he really felt about his wife and why he married her; so she retreats to the country again, but Gil follows her and brings her back to London.Gil's resentment and subsequent regrets, and Rose's sadness and anguish are so well written that I felt like I was in the room watching them act out their heartbreak!  I found myself with a tear falling down my face more than once while I was reading; and it was so good that I read it in one sitting!  And felt the need to review it on the same day that I bought it.I would definitely buy more books by Ms Chambers.