The Gilded Cage
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After growing up on a farm in Virginia, Walthingham Hall in England seems like another world to sixteen-year-old Katherine Randolph. Her new life, filled with the splendor of upper class England in the 1820s, is shattered when she discovers the corpse of her brother George in a lake on the estate-the tragic accidental drowning of a young man, the coroner reports, despite the wound to George's head. Katherine is expected to observe the mourning customs and get on with her life, but she can't accept that her brother's death was an accident. A bitter poacher prowls the estate, and strange visitors threaten the occupants of the house. There's a rumor, too, that a wild animal stalks the woods of Walthingham. Can Katherine retain her sanity long enough to find out the truth? Or will her brother's killer claim her life, too?
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It's been almost a week since I read this book and... I can't remember too much what I thought about it. So, that's a sign right there.
I remember enjoying this book and thought I liked the beginning more than the stuff towards the end. I liked the main character and thought she acted normally... for the most part.
The plot was okay, but it is mostly just people not believing Katherine and then denying potential evidence she finds, so... also a little annoying, but pretty realistic to be honest.
I would recommend this to teens who like historical settings and want a little bit of mystery.
