Such a wonderful tale spun masterfully by Edward Marston!
"We are fortunate men"
"We are!" Said Nicholas with feeling.
"Alexander Marwood is a menace but remember this, Nick. Better the devil we know than the angel we do not!" (278-9)
It took me longer than expected to read because of being busy working, but thoroughly worth my while. I am both relieved and sad to have come to the end of its pages. The passage quoted above comes directly from the end of chapter 12- the books final chapter. I was entertained to the height of my senses! I laughed and cried out in anger or surprise, I wept bitterly for losses and sweetly for gains, couldn't put it down and didn't want to finish it. Marston's writing is easy to fall into while remaining difficult enough to retain ones interest.. his use of the time period language really helped me (as reader) get into the historical, social and cultural mood. I felt able to identify with not only the players, but everyone from Lord Westfield to Leonard and from Cordelia Dartford to Rose Marwood. The characters were wonderfully genuine and believeable, so much so that the readers own loyalties and feelings toward each individual person changes and sways from time to time. Simply fantastic writing!
I intend to locate and read the other numerous works in Marston's Nicholas Bracewell series.
Another Sunday come, another week done.. and another book read. Monday comes and bringeth along book 7!
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