Review: Great story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
I really liked this book. The characters were well-developed and the story believable. It kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next. There's a lot of sadness in Phoebe's life, and it doesn't look to get much better until a stranger offers his friendship. The characters are much like I would imagine they would be in the time period in which the story is set. I had to remind myself a few times that this story was written when women had few rights and were at the mercy of the men in their lives, as well as their surroundings. It was extremely rare for a woman to be able to live a self-supporting, independent life in those days, and I would imagine many had few or no close friends. This book made me want to reach into the story and clobber the bad guy, rescue the girl, and chastise the ignorant family members. I recommend it to those who like a clean romance that's not too mushy and a story with substance.