![]() Not that this entire novel is told in letters, but early on there is quite an exchange of letters between Beatrix and Captain Christopher Phelan, younger brother to John Phelan, a neighbor of the Hathaway's who is married to Beatrix's friend Audrey. There's something absolutely wonderful about actual letters, and the voyeur in me enjoys peeking into relationships by reading correspondence, whether it's doing actual historical research (as when I read Austen's letters for the Jane project) or reading fictional letters (as here, or in The Guernsey Literary Society, or elsewhere). Just as you probably knew I like feisty women in drag, you may have known how much I like a good epistolary novel. Anyone who's read my blog for any period of time knows that I do love a woman in drag in my historical novels, and Beatrix fits the bill.ģ. Beatrix tends to wear trousers when chasing after goats or working with dangerous horses. She tends to rescue and nurture injured animals, which is how she ends up in possession of a three-legged cat and a pet hedgehog.Ģ. Beatrix is keenly interested in nature and in particular the animal kingdom. ![]() ![]() ![]() A feisty heroine with less-than-ladylike proclivities. ![]() This novel has some of my favorite tropes in it:ġ. Love in the Afternoon is (I believe) the final book in a series of five, detailing the marriages of the Hathaway children, and I am now eager to read about her siblings as well. Kellyrfineman I believe this may be my first Lisa Kleypas novel, although I'm certain it won't be my last. ![]()
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