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Saving Grace: A Victorian Mystery by Hannah Howe

rebeccacarter's review

5.0

I've waited months for this book to come out, and I'm glad to finally get a chance to read this touching story. I love all of Hannah Howe's books, but this one goes beyond exceptional. It shows you the disgrace (pun intended) Grace Petrie had to endure while testifying about how her husband died. Set in Victorian times, Grace was humiliated by her lifestyle that, today, people wouldn't blink at. In those days, all a woman would be was a dutiful wife. Then, as now, the media and lawyers out for fame, played a role in swaying the opinion of the public. "The newspapers of the time reported every nuance, every detail of her private life.," and they had "no regard for the human being at the centre of the story."

Well done. Bravo, I say to the author. I look forward to more books of this quality from the author.