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The Englishman (2013)

by Nina Lewis(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1623420121 (ISBN13: 9781623420123)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Omnific Publishing

review 1: Maybe this should be classified as a cross between contemporary romance and chick lit, or just contemporary fiction. A large part of the novel, and most of the first half, is about the heroine starting a new job at a college somewhere in the American South, and how she tries and fails to fit in there. I like it when novels create a specific social world, not just your generic high-powered business world or some sort of Millionaire Drive. So for me, the college context worked really well, and it took me back to my own time as a student and all the f**kwittery that goes on there. A lot is at stake for Anna, and sometimes she makes life unnecessarily hard for herself, but hey - I can relate to that! Giles is I think what would be called a beta-hero. He's a senior professor, s... moreo Anna has to report to him and suchlike, and of course he's brilliant at his job and all that; but he IS only an intellectual (not a demographic known for being sexy), and he feels sort of out of place at the college, too. I can imagine that he's not badass enough for some readers - he's your typical English public [that is private, boarding] schoolboy: understated, snarky, arrogant, and a lot more insecure inside than he shows. The love scenes between Anna and Giles, when they finally get it together, are smoking hot, and for me, even hotter because they tried so hard not to start an affair that is clearly a crap idea for them both, from a career perspective. Actually, I think this is a valid point to make about career women: you focus 100% on your job, neglecting other, ahem, needs you might have, and when the backlash comes, you fall hard and deep. So if you don't mind a realistic college setting and characters that are credible as academics, this is a sexy, sweet and sometimes bitter-sweet read.
review 2: This book was beautifully written and well executed. For my taste it was a little bit long, but with that being said once I reached half way through the book I understood why. In this book you meet Anna who has come to the South after she lands her dream job as an Assistant Professor of English literature at Ardrossan where she is excited to be. But from the start Anna is having problems. She gets stuck with an office full of files from the person in the next office, some of her students test her limits, and of course there's Professor Giles Cleveland who appears to have the perfect wife and perfect life.Giles does all he can to support Anna as her mentor, but Anna tries to stay as far away of Giles as possible. But that's easier said then done especially after she finds out that he is officially getting divorced from his wife making him a free agent. They start a hot and heavy affair but when secrets are exposed and unseen people want her out, what will happen to Anna and Giles when their world comes crashing down.Welcome to Ardrossan where there are lies, deceit, a possible professor that raped a student, students who want Anna out, a mystery person doing evil things, and a hot male English professor. While I did enjoy this book I struggled with this one quite a bit because while it was well written I really wanted to see the relationship between Giles and Anna develop a little faster. It just seemed like they would take one step forward and three steps back but when it finally happens the entire story exploded and for that reason I give it 4 stars. I do also look forward to seeing more of this author's work in the future. less

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