A review by serendipitysbooks
Mrs England by Stacey Halls

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 Mrs England gave me Jane Eyre vibes with its gothic atmosphere and nanny arriving at an isolated house and the lady of the house behaving oddly opening. I enjoyed Ruby as a main character and appreciated the ratcheting tensions and shifting allegiances as she discovers more about what is happening in the England’s home. Hall brought both the Yorkshire countryside, the mill town and Hardcastle House vividly to life. Women faced many difficulties in Edwardian England, and Hall starkly depicts some of them in this story.
 
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