The Lady of Bolton Hill
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Female journalists are rare in 1879, but American-born Clara Endicott has finally made a name for herself with her provocative articles championing London's poor. When the backlash from her work forces a return home to Baltimore, Clara finds herself face-to-face with a childhood sweetheart who is no longer the impoverished factory worker she once knew. In her absence, Daniel Tremain has become a powerful industry giant and Clara finds him as enigmatic as ever. However, Daniel's success is fueled by resentment from past wounds and Clara's deeply-held beliefs about God's grace force Daniel to confront his own motives. When Clara's very life is endangered by one of Daniel's adversaries, they must face a reckoning neither of them ever could have foreseen.
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Now this is a book that I completely loved beginning to end. Page one had me captivated. I'm always nervous about new authors, but Elizabeth Camden with this one novel has made it to the favorite's keeper shelf and I will desperately await more stories to come! What is so extraordinary about this novel is that it was a perfect setting, but for once (something I do not often find with historicals) I could easily translate this and see it in my head as an everyday occurrence in the current time. It's a sad story, and a real story, but it's a beautiful story and so romantic and perfect. It's a romance of two humans and it's a romance of new beginnings with our Lord Christ. Elizabeth Camden has put so much into this book that it is just plain fabulous. I'm delighted to have read it and truly highly recommend it!
Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for providing a copy for review throughthe Christian Fiction Blog Alliance.
Originally posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2011/06/08/the-lady-of-bolton-hill-by-elizabeth-camden/
Not gonna lie, the prologue was the best part and then it all went downhill from there.
A friend here on Goodreads posted that this book was available for free, and for some reason I was in just the right mood to try it out. Usually I find Christian fiction too sappy and simplistic for my taste, but this one is good. I couldn't put it down for the final half! It has some suspense and good stakes to strive for in the characters' lives.
There were a few anachronisms, but not very many, and not enough to subtract very badly from the storyline. Most likely people without my history buff ways would not even notice at all.
The relationship between Clara and Daniel is satisfying, and I loved the recap of the epilogue. I look forward to having a chance to read the book about Bane, also!
