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The Secret Of Pembrooke Park (2014)

by Julie Klassen(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0764210718 (ISBN13: 9780764210716)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bethany House Publishers

review 1: The Foster family is reeling from financial ruin, trying to preserve a sophisticated appearance and stay off the streets at the same time. Deliverance will come- as usual- from an unexpected place. A solicitor arrives and invites the Fosters to move into a manor. They are not inheriting the estate, he explains, but he has a client who has named them as distant relatives. The client wishes them to take up residence as soon as it's convenient. Of course, there are conditions. The client has chosen to remain anonymous, and the manor has been unoccupied for almost twenty years. Thus Abigail Foster comes to Pembrooke Park in all it's hidden-away loveliness. The villagers and house servants are half-afraid of the place, and unsettling stories circulate about the last tenants. I... more read this book aloud as a "bed time" story for ten days or so. It was wonderfully engaging. Novels about the Regency period rarely keep my attention. Thankfully, the information about Abigail's clothing and hairstyles was mixed in with a mystery, and she had character of her own. She is just persistent enough to keep searching for answers to her questions, and just timid enough that you sympathize with her. And it was great fun to watch her interact with various new friends. Leah Chapman- the steward's daughter, who is more reserved than Abigail herself. William Chapman- the local curate who possesses a heart for helping in every circumstance. Eliza and Mrs. Hayes- two women whose pasts and futures are tied up in Pembrooke Park.The Morgan family- proud of their prestige. I have only one complaint about a certain part of the ending. One character's fate troubled me. I think there must have been a way to redeem that in some way, big or small. That added a sour note to the story's otherwise sweet resolution for me. The rest of it- the manor and it's elegance, the tender affection blooming between certain folks- it all came together very well. I'll be keeping an eye out for more Julie Klassen novels, beginning tonight at my library. :-)Thank you Bethany House for my review copy!
review 2: I am short on time today, so forgive my brevity. Let that in no way dissuade you from reading this novel!Klassen writes an intriguing and well crafted tale, in The Secret of Pembrooke Park. Mystery, a dash of suspense, add in romance, well developed characters and a good plot, and you will find yourself immersed in this novel. While, I could guess at who or what I thought might solve the mystery, really until the end you cannot figure it all out. Well done!While this is not my favorite novel of Klassen's (Who's books I love to read), I did thoroughly enjoy it! And I hope you will too! less

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