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A review by taramisu
Prospero's Daughter by Nancy Butler
3.0
The premise: Morgan Pearce is a guest at the Palfry estate, assisting General Sir Janus Palfry in writing his memoirs. While taking a walk, Morgan meets a disabled lady in a Bath chair. Determined to make up for failing his best friend in the same quest, Morgan assists Miss Miranda Runyon to regain her mobility and will to live.
Miscellaneous notes: Given that I am a suck for gentle, Kelly novels that have less to do with London society than human suffering, I am surprised at how little this book grabbed me. I guess Miranda's self pity and anger put me off from the beginning and I had a hard time liking her. Perhaps it was a subject better handled by a more adept writer than Ms. Butler. She brings none of the true passion and despair from real life into her book. It felt more like reading a manual than a glimpse into these characters' lives.
While I certainly had to read the whole book, I would not read it again.
Miscellaneous notes: Given that I am a suck for gentle, Kelly novels that have less to do with London society than human suffering, I am surprised at how little this book grabbed me. I guess Miranda's self pity and anger put me off from the beginning and I had a hard time liking her. Perhaps it was a subject better handled by a more adept writer than Ms. Butler. She brings none of the true passion and despair from real life into her book. It felt more like reading a manual than a glimpse into these characters' lives.
While I certainly had to read the whole book, I would not read it again.