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A review by bhavani
The Tin Rose by Anne Renwick
4.0
The Tin Rose is a short story that takes place over one evening and follows 4 main characters—Luca Hearn, an inventor of gypsy origin; his grandmother Nadya, a botanist/healer; Lady Emily, Nadya's apprentice and Luca's fiancé; and Rayka, a woman from the gypsy community who Luca was supposed to marry before he met Emily.
It begins with Luca waiting to give Emily the signal so she can leave her family and join his gypsy caravan. But Rayka disrupts and informs him that's she's harmed his grandmother for revenge. Luca manages to save Nadya from the poisoned tin rose Rayka gave his grandmother, but gets struck by wolfsbane poison.
When Rayka arrives at Emily's manor house to gloat about killing either Nadya or Luca, Emily rushes over only to find a poisoned Luca slumped outside. And so the race is on to find an antidote and save him.
This story is about women crossing societal boundaries as portrayed by Emily, who chose to leave her aristocratic family behind for knowledge and love, the consequences of which can be fatal or a life lived alone.
The writing is evocative and I'm surprised I've not heard of Anne Renwick before. I'm glad this was available for free in Google Play Books. If not, I might not have read it. Now I have books 2 and 3 lined up in the audiobook format.
It begins with Luca waiting to give Emily the signal so she can leave her family and join his gypsy caravan. But Rayka disrupts and informs him that's she's harmed his grandmother for revenge. Luca manages to save Nadya from the poisoned tin rose Rayka gave his grandmother, but gets struck by wolfsbane poison.
When Rayka arrives at Emily's manor house to gloat about killing either Nadya or Luca, Emily rushes over only to find a poisoned Luca slumped outside. And so the race is on to find an antidote and save him.
This story is about women crossing societal boundaries as portrayed by Emily, who chose to leave her aristocratic family behind for knowledge and love, the consequences of which can be fatal or a life lived alone.
The writing is evocative and I'm surprised I've not heard of Anne Renwick before. I'm glad this was available for free in Google Play Books. If not, I might not have read it. Now I have books 2 and 3 lined up in the audiobook format.