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A review by setaian
The Highwayman's Daughter by Henriette Gyland
5.0
Cora lives with her ill father. As a woman from the lower classes her days are spent working as a farm labourer for a pittance. But in order to make enough money to buy the medicine her father so desperately needs she disguises herself as a man and spends her nights as a highwayman robbing the wealthy.
Then she robs Jack and his half brother Rupert one night. Relieved of their purses and pride, they enter into a wager to catch the highwayman and deliver her to magistrate. But upon cornering her, Jack realises there is much more to Cora than he first thought.
The Highwayman's Daughter is great fun. Imagine Pretty Woman set in the mid 16th century. There is a plucky heroine, a dashing hero and a dastardly villain. I imagine historical purists will be able to poke holes in this book but that's not me and I loved it.
Then she robs Jack and his half brother Rupert one night. Relieved of their purses and pride, they enter into a wager to catch the highwayman and deliver her to magistrate. But upon cornering her, Jack realises there is much more to Cora than he first thought.
The Highwayman's Daughter is great fun. Imagine Pretty Woman set in the mid 16th century. There is a plucky heroine, a dashing hero and a dastardly villain. I imagine historical purists will be able to poke holes in this book but that's not me and I loved it.