By Kelly Bridgewater
1906
Lady Elizabeth "Libby" Sinclair, with her love of
microscopes and nature, isn't favored in society. She flees to the beautiful
Isles of Scilly for the summer and stumbles into the dangerous secrets left
behind by her holiday cottage's former occupant, also named Elizabeth, who
mysteriously vanished.
Oliver Tremayne--gentleman and clergyman--is determined to
discover what happened to his sister, and he's happy to accept the help of the
girl now living in what should have been Beth's summer cottage . . .
especially when he realizes it's the curious young lady he met briefly two
years ago, who shares his love of botany and biology. But the hunt for his
sister involves far more than nature walks, and he can't quite believe all the
secrets Beth had been keeping from him.
As Libby and Oliver work together, they find ancient legends,
pirate wrecks, betrayal, and the most mysterious phenomenon of all: love.
My
Thoughts:
The
Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M. White captures the world
through the eyeglass of a scientist. While the writing is fabulous, I had a
hard time staying focused. The story is a lot of exposition, not moving parts
of the characters. I did want to see what happens to contact the prologue
section with the rest of the present story. I did want to see what really was
supposed to happen between the characters. But again, it just really didn't
capture my attention. There were moments that did, and then it would run away
to something I did not like. While I know White is a fabulous writer who can
craft an amazing, yet unique story, The
Nature of a Lady did not really keep me turning pages. I wanted more to the
plot.
I received a complimentary copy of The Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M.
White from Bethany House Publishers, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Purchase The Nature of a Lady
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