My Book Reviews

A real treat to listen to the audio version of this historical fiction about the life of Katherine-Kate Champerone, as she strives to make sense of, and survive, a life that has been planned for her by her family. She is married to a man chosen by her father and is a dutiful wife, but falls in love with someone else. She patiently negotiates a path to a place where she is happy again. The author is engaging as a narrator and I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Original review of the audiobook
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6755085472

Incredibly fascinating story. well researched and written in a manner that kept me very entertained. I’m Im always very interested in reading how women’s life’s were in different time periods and this story really gave me a lot of insight. Highly recommend! Thanks netgalley and publisher for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

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Net Galley rEview via publisher

This was an excellent read and the historical background has been extremely well researched. Set in Elizabethan England - and also in war-torn France, and including reference to the tragedy of the Huguenots - the story is compelling and I couldn't put it down. It's easy to think one would love to live in those times... but no! One wouldn't!

What I particularly enjoyed in this book was the pace. At no point does the author linger and attempt to bore us with irrelevancies.

I won a beautiful copy of 'The Dartington Bride" in a Goodreads draw, much to my …

This was a very enjoyable read from beginning to end

Original review Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6499232061

Historical fiction at its best well researched characters that come alive an interesting story line.I was drawn in from first to last page

Original review NetGalley: https://www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/343169