Review: The final chapter to the BRIDES OF BATH---very good!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2013
This book starts with something you have to "get past" to enjoy the book--a main character from the earlier books dies. BUT life goes on even when the most hard-hit of us might not want it to go on. Diana dies in childbirth.George,after loosing his Diana returns to his drinking and his best friend who is happily married to a sister--decides that he can not allow himself to have sex and maybe create a baby because he too (like George) is full of fear that HIS wife might also die in childbirth.  George and Banks descends into a life of debauchery  even casting George's daughter and son (born when Diana died) off on a care-giver.  HE never has contact with them.Enter SALLY---I would have loved this book simply because for once the heroine has a common, simple name! Sally is sunshine, light and yes--grit--she tells George exactly what he is with the life style he's adopted and calls a spade a spade!  She in the meantime has taken to visiting George's two children and giving them the love and support they need. She is very upset that their nanny has no sympathy for the children's plight.  Little Sam doesn't speak and this becomes a big factor and leads to atear-jerker scene!I am not going to give away the plot but I must say that there are two scenes that seem out of time (comparing boys to girl's development rate) and using a term that I believe was not of this period.I also believe the ending was incomplete and felt unsatisfied that the villain was not punished and the lady paying him to do the crimes did not get her comeuppance! I really wanted to cheer when she got her punishment and we were denied that fun!  BUT nevertheless---this book was really really good and I loved watching George come to life again.  Sally was just the person for him.