By Kelly Bridgewater
Laura Callaway
daily walks the windswept Cornwall coast, known for many shipwrecks but few
survivors. She feels like a castaway, set adrift on the tides of fate by the
deaths of her parents and left wanting answers. Now living with her parson
uncle and his parsimonious wife in North Cornwall, Laura is viewed as an
outsider even as she yearns to belong somewhere again.
When ships sink, wreckers scour the shore for valuables,
while Laura searches for clues to the lives lost. She has written letters to
loved ones and returned keepsakes to rightful owners. She collects seashells
and mementos, and when a man is washed ashore, she collects him too.
As Laura and a neighbor care for the castaway, the mystery
surrounding him grows. He has abrasions and a deep cut that looks suspiciously
like a knife wound, and he speaks in careful, educated English, yet his accent
seems odd. Other clues wash ashore, and Laura soon realizes he is not who he
seems to be. Their attraction grows, and while she longs to return the man to
his rightful home, evidence against him mounts. With danger pursuing them from
every side, will Laura ever find the answers and love she seeks?
My
Thoughts:
Spies. Shipwrecks. Hunted Treasure. Romance.
Castaways. What a thrilling story idea! Julie Klassen's latest Regency novel
takes place on the shores of Cornwall. Her novel A Castaway in Cornwall is smashing, delightful story filled with
elements of finding what makes a person who they are. The romance started a
little quicker than I like in novels, but later as their romance blossomed, it
was sweet, and I could buy it. As for the plot, it was well-written with plenty
of action to keep me glued to the pages of the story. The description was
well-versed enough to allow readers to imagine and disappear along the rocky
shorelines of England. Personally, as someone who has never left the country,
it was nice to travel to Cornwall with Klassen's stories. Probably, why I enjoy
her stories so much. I have such a desire to visit England, and her stories
always gives me a little peek of the countryside. When I go, there will
definitely be places from her stories that I have added to my visit list. Overall,
A Castaway in Cornwall was a unique
hunt for identity and treasure all in one. I highly recommend this story to
fans of Jane Austen and Jane Eyre. If this is your first Klassen novel, go pick
up the rest. Wonderful story teller.
I received a complimentary copy of A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen,
but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Purchase A
Castaway in Cornwall
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