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Tales of Chetzemoka #4

by Sarah A. Chrisman

It's obvious to everyone in the Chetzemoka cycling club that Lizzie and Isaac could make each other very happy —but really, does anyone follow their friends' hints when it comes to affairs of the heart? A prim schoolmarm and a stoic steamship captain are hardly the people to discuss their sentiments, in spite of all that everyone else does to bring them together. Love seems so easy for other couples, yet for these two the smallest challenges loom as huge obstacles. Just when progress finally seems possible, a well-intentioned little girl steps in with the kind of help they'd be better off without. Will the situation be resolved before it's too late, or will Isaac ship out for good?

406 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 13, 2017

About the author

Sarah A. Chrisman grew up in Renton, Washington, in the late twentieth-century, but always felt she should have been born in the 1800's. (When she was a young child, her mother took her to visit the Flavel House Victorian Museum in Astoria, Oregon, and Sarah begged to be left there.) Like any good Victorian lady, she has an advanced education in the humanities: she holds degrees in both International Studies and in French from the University of Washington (c/o 2002.) She has found a way to combine her interest in cultural studies with her lifelong love of history by helping people understand the culture and everyday details of the Victorian era. She has presented to groups at numerous museums, libraries, and schools. She wears Victorian clothing every day and her book, Victorian Secrets: What A Corset Taught Me About The Past, The Present, and Myself, chronicles her first year of wearing a Victorian-style corset twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. She lives with her husband in Port Townsend, Washington, a beautiful Victorian seaport northwest of Seattle.

Reviews

[Emily Donnelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure I would like this story as much in the series when I started - where we only really had side long glances at Miss Bray and I don’t remember Isaac at all from previous volumes - so if he is there I apologize.

This series has gotten better and better with each new volume and I’m very glad to already have the next instalment in my possession.

As always I love Nurse McCoy - she is probably my favourite character of the bunch thus far. Addie certainly has started taking after her a bit hich I am happy to see character growth there.

Knowing what I do about Ken and Felix seeing the “chums” more closely together makes my heart sing. As a member of the LGBT community we dont often get to see our stories told - but I appreciate trying to tell their story little by little in a way that still remains true to the era.

As in each subsequent review I really see Sarah’s confidence as an author building as the stories progress - each one longer, with more detail, and even better written than the last. I also really appreciate the slow introduction of the Chetzemokah friends - it makes it easier to get to know them and seeing how they all inter-relate.

I come out of each of these stories re-invigorated with my love for this era. Where I would never want to LITERALLY live in the past, I love that we can incorporate parts of it into our modern lives through stories, clothes, art, poetry, and furniture. Seeing their love for modern technology of the day really makes me wonder how excited Victorians would be for inventions of today?

[M G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finnished. Issaac is a darling. Lizzy was an interesting character. And I just love how little Addie has grown up. She takes after McCoy a bit, doesn't she?

[Tammi Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have given this 3 stars just because I didn’t connect with the characters or the story. The writing is great and gets better with every book.