Distant Choices

by Brenda Jagger

Follows the growing friendship between Oriel Blake and Kate Stangway, two women with claims to a vast estate, and their romantic relationships with two men

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Brenda Jagger was born on 1936 in Yorkshire, England, UK, which was the setting for many of her books including her famous ‘Barforth’ family saga. The recurring central themes of her work are marriage, womanhood, class, identity, and money in the Victorian Era. Her work has been praised for its compelling plots and moving storylines as well as its exacting emotional descriptions. Her later novel A Song Twice Over won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1986.

Married, she had three daughters. Worked in Paris and as a probation officer in the north of England. She passed away in 1986.

Reviews

[R R · Rating 4 out of 5]

An "upstairs, downstairs' type of book but bringing the focus to the plight of the aristocratic women and how the men in her life "owned her". Amazing and sad that this was a way of life less than 200 years ago.

[☆Ruth☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well written historical romance. Read it many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, might like to read it again some time.

[Abbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was an amazing read. It is simple and well written. Even as a teen, I was able to connect to the characters and strongly appreciate everything that occurred throughout the book. I strongly recommend this book! To be fair, I love pretty much every book I read, but still I do recommend this book! :)