The silent governess

It's difficult to satisfactorily review a book when you care so much about it. I've waited a week since finishing to tackle this review, and yet I don't know how to express how much I enjoyed getting lost between two covers!

First I had it from the church library in the fall. I was only a few chapters in and had already made it to the point of carrying it in the car...and then my mom had to wait for me, and got so completely absorbed in it that she made it beyond where I was. She was going through a difficult move, so I was glad enough to let her have it to enjoy. Recently I bought my own copy and blasted through the whole thing in a day and a half!

It felt real. Olivia is spunky and doesn't bow her spirit even under the hardships she faces. And Lord Bradley's decisions to make and the process of becoming a true man emotionally was very well done. I felt that both characters were believable and faithful to the time period that Klassen portrayed so well.