Author Julie Klassen loves both Jane Austen and Jane Ayre -- and it shows. Her new release, THE SILENT GOVERNESS, creates a world redolent with mystery and drawing-room intrique that hearkens back to the gothic romances of yore. The story opens as young Olivia Keene flees through a forest which is anything but safe. Circumstances thrust her into life at Brightwell Court and into the hands of inegmatic Lord Bradley. The plot unfolds in layers, like an onion, each deeper and more complex than the last. Nothing is as it seems and yet, in the end, we discover each riddle has an obvious answer.
This book is well plotted and written in an engaging style. Although I did find several plot points and aspects of characterization less than believable, such a compelling story made it easy to overlook a few minor flaws.
I recommend THE SILENT GOVERNESS for women who enjoy historical romance.
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*A complimentary copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher for purposes of review.
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