By Kelly Bridgewater
Some guests have come for a holiday, others for
hidden reasons of their own . . .
When their father's death leaves them
impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to
sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions.
Determined to stay together, Sarah convinces them to open their seaside home to
guests to make ends meet and provide for their ailing mother. Instead of the
elderly invalids they expect to receive, however, they find themselves hosting
eligible gentlemen. Sarah is soon torn between a growing attraction to a
mysterious Scottish widower and duty to her family.
Viola Summers wears a veil to cover her scar.
When forced to choose between helping in her family's new guest house and
earning money to hire a maid to do her share, she chooses the latter. She
reluctantly agrees to read to some of Sidmouth's many invalids, preferring the
company of a few elders with failing eyesight to the fashionable guests staying
in their home. But when her first client turns out to be a wounded officer in
his thirties, Viola soon wishes she had chosen differently. Her new situation
exposes her scars--both visible and those hidden deep within--and her
cloistered heart will never be the same.
Join the Summers sisters on the Devonshire
coast, where they discover the power of friendship, loyalty, love, and new
beginnings.
My Thoughts:
The Sisters of Sea View
by Julie Klassen has a Little Women by Louisa May Alcott feel to it.
Four sisters close yet have to work together to bring in more income to their
home. Sarah, the oldest sister is vibrant and authoritative. She takes charge
and works really hard to balance the books and even taken on the opportunity to
learn to bake, which she loves. Emily and Viola, twin sisters, are different,
but vibrant characters. Emily is headstrong but wounded from a previous
relationship. She wants to be married and have children. Whereas Viola was born
with a birthmark that she likes to hide from the world. She has a kind soul and
has learned to reach out to others who can’t see and help them to read and
write. Finally, Georgie, the youngest sister, makes appearances now and then,
but she is not a main character in the story. The plot does show the everyday
struggle of these women trying to cope with strangers living in their house and
how to cope with making extra funds outside the house. A touch of romance
between the three older sisters and their guests. Overall, The Sisters of
Sea View by Julie Klassen is a delightful story with four sisters and how
they are going to survive and all the struggles they encounter to save their
home.
I received a complimentary copy of The
Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen from Bethany House Publishing, but the
opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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