Review: Memorable characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2012
Quinta has made a new life for herself as housekeeper and part time lover to Alban Praetorious after running away from home at fourteen when she became pregnant. Now her hard working but comfortable life with Alban and eight year old Phoebe is starting to feel as though it doesn't quite fit her anymore. An old friend from her school days - Lydia - comes to stay with her aunt - Lady Wray - who lives in the Cathedral close not far from Quinta and Alban.Full of quirky characters such as the monumental Sylvester Tate, the cellist, who featured in the first book in this series Children of Chance Titus Croscombe, a university researcher, Harriet, a friend of Quinta's, and Simon Praetorius, choirmaster at the Cathedral and Alban's brother, this is a story to sink into and absorb. It is full of amusing incidents and memorable characters and the author builds a believable world which is expanded upon in other books in the series. The books can be read as standalone stories but are better read as a series.If you like this book then you may be interested to know that this author writes under the names of Elizabeth Edmondson, Elizabeth Aston and Elizabeth Pewsey. The Mountjoy series, this book is the second in the series - was originally published under the name of Elizabeth Pewsey and consists of Children of Chance Divine Comedy Unholy Harmonies Volcanic Airs (Mountjoy series) Unaccustomed Spirits (Mountjoy series) Brotherly Love (A Mountjoy novel) 'The World, the Flesh, and the Bishop' was originally published as 'Divine Comedy'.