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Although she has grey eyes, a full mouth and a thick chignon of indeterminate colour, Lady Mary is also a faithful reflection of the author. Lady Mary does not allow the rigid conventions and expectations of her time to stifle her colourful personality and sharp intellect, but instead embarks on a double life, using her natural detective skills to great success.
But let’s begin with an apposite quotation from EM Forster: “What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote it. The description describes her as determined, capable and independent and I guess EVENTUALLY she gets around to finding those capabilities for herself in the various situations where she finds herself, but there was vastly too much "woe-is-me"ing about absolutely everything that she does.In turn a sweet, heart flutteringly worth and intense romance, an ode to women and their thirst to be themselves, a knowledgeable glimpse into the Victorian era and its ways and mores, a cozy detective story, a spy adventure. The characters, by and large, are likeable and interesting with the bulk of the focus rightfully on Mary and Tre. Traits that make her perfect to uncover society crimes – those whose wealthy victims have their pride and reputation at stake. I would recommend this book to history lovers such as myself, and those that like mysteries and romance…there is something for them all here! It is at this party where Lady Mary also meets Colonel Walter Trefusis, a distinguished and extremely handsome war veteran.
She currently campaigns for her international charity Sarah’s Trust which supports the smile of a child, and empowers children’s literacy and education globally. She makes no visible effort to create a life for herself - we are told that she does some lady detective work, but for most of the book, she's meekly following her mother, generally unhappy and dissatisfied with everything. I liked the balance between the description of time and place, the types of mysteries, the romance, and Lady Mary’s inner thoughts and motivations. I often wondered if some of the authors own personal experiences and battles influenced the emotive aspects of the plot.Initially, I was intrigued all at the same time by a HR book co-written by the Duchess of York, by the blurb and the beautiful cover. What they needed was a society insider, one of their own, a person of discretion and finely tuned powers of observation, adept at navigating intrigue.
I liked Mary and Tre as a couple, and I enjoyed reading about a strong-minded woman living in an era were submission was expected. I thought it was an okay story although there were so many English terms or words that I was not familiar with. Non mancheranno avventure piene di ritmo che, più di una volta, sembrano maggiormente adatte a un bel noir old England rispetto a un romance vittoriano. This may result in small marks to the dustjacket and title page, please also bear in mind that each signature will be a little different from the one we show here.
Another fascinating historical fiction book that I finally got around to reading after my Dad had raved to me about it months ago.
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