The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier

by Rosalind Brackenbury, Cassandra Campbell (Reader)

What do you do when you’ve lost the love of your life? Seb Fowler has arrived in Paris to research his literary idol, Henri Fournier. It begins with an interview granted by a woman whose affair with the celebrated writer trails back to World War I. The enchanting Pauline is fragile, but her memories are alive—those of an illicit passion, of the chances she took and never regretted, and of the twists of fate that defined her unforgettable love story. Through Pauline’s love letters, her secrets, and a lost Fournier manuscript, Seb will come to learn so much more—about Pauline, Henri, and himself. For Seb, every moment of Pauline’s past proves to be more inspiring than he could have imagined. She’s given him the courage to grab hold of whatever life offers, to cherish each risk, and to pursue love in his life. Intimately epic, The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier spans generations to explore every beautiful mystery of falling in love, being in love, and losing a love—and, most important, daring to love again and discovering just how resilient the human heart can be.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

MP3 CD

First published June 12, 2018

About the author

Rosalind Brackenbury is the author of several novels, books of poetry, and short stories. She was born in England, and has also lived in Scotland and France. She earned a history degree at Cambridge University, speaks French fluently, and has been a teacher, journalist, and deck hand on a schooner.

Reviews

[Magdalena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I decided to listen to the audio version of this book. Sometimes I do both, read at home and listen at work. However, sometimes a narrator is so good that I just feel the need to listen when I'm at home as well. And so it was with this book. Cassandra Campbell shifted between the characters effortlessly and her French accent is marvelous. It was a great joy to listen to this book.

I had no idea that THE LOST LOVE LETTERS OF HENRI FOURNIER is based on real people. I didn't learn that until I read a review of the book and later on the afterwords by the author. This is a fictional tale of real people. My favorite kind of historical fiction. Interesting enough did I prefer the story set in the 1970s and the present, rather than the one set during the 1910s. Not that I disliked reading about Pauline love affair with Henri. I was just more engrossed in Pauline's recollections and Seb's story, both in the 70s and present. I really liked old Pauline, she was so full of wisdom and sass. And I could picture in my head her apartment in Paris filled with old things gathered through the years.

THE LOST LOVE LETTERS OF HENRI FOURNIER is a great historical fiction novel. I'm not a big fan of romance novels, but I do love reading a historical fiction with some romance now and then. And, if you also like books about real people, epic love stories, and tragic events then you will love this book!

[Lewis Weinstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend Ros Brackenbury has brilliantly merged three time frames (1913, 1975, 2013) to tell one fascinating story. She never falters as she moves with sparkling prose from one period to another, to characters generations apart, all connected by loves that were and will be.

[Annette · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story alternates between past and present. It starts in 1975 with a young reporter Seb, who researches his literary idol, Henri Fournier. He arrives in Paris to interview Pauline – a woman who had an affair with Henri Fournier before WWI.

The story starts very slow and it gets even slower when Seb’s and Pauline’s thoughts are interjected into already slow story.

As the story goes back in time to 1912, when Pauline leaves London after weeks of playing in The Detour and returns to Paris, the story doesn’t get any better. For a second it seems as it is about to pick up in pace, but then the prose is so simple that it is disengaging.

With England behind her and approaching France: “You saw water between you and the land, and then it was gone. You came smoothly, or bumpily, alongside. Land. France. Square wet cobbles and men in blue; gulls hanging screaming above the fishing boats; slick slate Normandy roofs; the familiar size and scale of it all.”

And again her thoughts interjected into her story slow the pace tremendously.

Upon her return to Paris, she meets Henri Fournier.

Present time, 2013 Oxford. Isabelle de Giovanni is Henri’s great-niece. She traces Seb and contacts him in regards to his great-uncle’s unpublished novel, which he was working on right before his death in the Great War.

Overall, very slow pace, not an engaging read.

[Erin (Historical Fiction Reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Rosalind Brackenbury’s The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier was not easy for me to read. The slow pace of the narrative is paired with distinctly poetic prose and while I appreciated the artistry of both, I admit the reality proved difficult to get lost in.

Now before you make the mistaken assumption that I’m sharing this to discredit the novel or discourage its creator, know that my trouble is the direct result of a hectic schedule and a never-ending laundry list of responsibilities. Simply put, slow books put me to sleep and I want to encourage anyone who might suffer the same to look for the audio before giving up on this title as I found the narrated version much easier to absorb.

For those who aren't aware, The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier is inspired by the real-life love affair between Henri-Alban Fournier, author of Le Grand Meaulnes, and Pauline Benda, a French actress who was better known by her stage name, Madame Simone. It is a multi-generational story that examines great love, what it’s capable of, what one sacrifices to grasp it, and what happens when it ends.

I’m naturally drawn to harder and more complex novels, but even my cold heart was touched by Brackenbury’s vision. Having said that, I also found the story light on historic detail and felt the three timelines slightly unbalanced.

[Lady Alexandrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

“You know, one line of a book can change a life? Have you felt that?” – quote from "The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier"

"The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier" by Rosalind Brackenbury is a delightful book. It didn’t change my life, but I enjoyed time spend with the characters and the author’s beautiful prose.

The story is divided in three parts. Every part of the book takes place in a different time. The first part is a story of a love affair between a young talented French writer Henri Fournier and a married woman Pauline. Pauline is an actress and Henri works as her husband’s secretary. She is a very self-absorbed person and my least favourite from the book. But her affection and dedication to Henri seemed genuine. They are separated by the First World War and their love has a tragic final.

The second part takes place many years later when Pauline is nearly a hundred years old and she meets a young scholar, that wants to write a book about Henri Fournier and his love for Pauline. The young man Sebastian has problems with his love life, longing for his ex-girlfriend. Surprisingly, the meeting with the old charming lady and the insight into her love for Henri changes his own perception of love.

The third part of the novel concentrates on a Sebastian’s visit in France, where he meets Henri’s sister’s granddaughter Isa. Seb is going through a horrible time in his life, his wife passed away unexpectedly. His pain is recent and raw, he can hardly function and a trip to France offers a welcome distraction. Isa invited him because she found some old manuscripts in the attic and wanted an expert’s opinion on their value. She heard about Seb, because he wrote a book on Henri Fournier. Seb is enchanted by Isa and her beautiful house in the French countryside.

What I adored the most about this book is the author’s beautiful, effortless writing style. The words and sentences flow delightfully. I liked the delectable atmosphere of the book. Rosalind Brackenbury writes about pain of loss and she makes it beautiful. Her book reminded me a little of a novel “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham. I will definitely check out her other works.

I received "The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier" from the publisher via NetGalley. I would like to thank the author and the publisher for providing me with the advance reader copy of the book.

[MsArdychan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Please Note: I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence the opinions of my review in any way.

Until I read the author's notes at the end of the book, I didn't know that the central characters in The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier were actual historical figures. I had never heard of Henri Fournier (aka Alain-Fournier) or the apparent French classic Le Grand Meaulnes. But reading this novel makes me want to add Le Grand Meaulnes to my TBR pile.

While I wish there had been much more historical detail, there is so much to like about this book. The characters and various love stories evoke strong emotions of love and loss. Vivid scenes of French country life add to the novel's charms. The story itself alternates between three different time periods, and three unique stories.

What I Liked:
Characters:

The three time periods each focus on various characters, but at different times in their lives.

In 1914, the story is about Pauline, and her intense love affair with Henri Fournier. She begins the novel seeing marriage as a necessary business transaction. There is no thought that love will be part of the deal. That all changes when she meets Henri, the newly-hired secretary for her husband. I love Pauline for how she embraces life on her own terms. She will not be content to fall into a more traditional role as a wife or as a mother looking after children. Even when she falls deeply in love, she keeps to her goal of being an actress.

Seb is introduced in the second time period of the 1970's. He starts out rather wimpy, letting the girl of his dreams, Annie, get away. But he also has ambition. When he interviews Pauline for a book he is writing, he learns he must be single-minded in his pursuit of Annie, if he is to win her heart.

In modern times, the focus is on Isa, who is Henri Fournier's great-niece. After her divorce, she shuts herself off from love, so as not to get hurt again. Seb, now a man in his sixties, has been asked by Isa to look over some of Henri's papers. What will Isa learn from him?

Love Stories:

In each time period, there are the themes of love and loss. I am usually not a fan of books that glorify extramarital affairs. But Pauline's circumstances in the early 1900's were of a loveless marriage where both parties found love somewhere else. Divorce was not an option. I didn't feel that Pauline was having an affair to get back at her husband, or because she wanted some excitement. She genuinely fell in love. The tragedy for Pauline was due to the times she was living in. Even if the war had not happened, I think the couple was doomed due to Henri's traditional expectations of women in relationships (hint: It's supposed to be all about him).

For Seb, he finds love, after almost losing it, but has to now find a way to live on after his beloved Annie suddenly dies. How can he do that? After a wonderful marriage, would it be disloyal to perhaps find love again?

French Country Life:

While I didn't think there were enough historical details, the descriptions of modern French country life were lovely. They showed a way of living that was timeless. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of harvesting and preparing food. It would have been great to show such scenes in both the early 1900's and modern times which would have tied the eras together.

What I Didn't Like:
Lack of Historical Details:

As a fan of historical novels, I look forward to all the little details that will place me, the reader, firmly in that time period. But this book did not describe enough in the World War I era, or in the 1970's, to give me this sense of time. I was particularly surprised by how untouched Pauline seemed to be by the Great War. She never seemed to be hungry or experience any shortages. Yes, the book's focus is on how one deals with love and loss, but it seemed strange that Pauline didn't feel any other hardships to go along with losing the love of her life.

[Bonnye Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

GNab The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier is a story about strata. Layers. In this historical novel based on fact, we see Pauline Benda in 1913/1914 as a young woman in love with Henri Fournier, a young Frenchman who has recently published his first novel. Le Grand Meaulnes is already making waves in the literary world. Only 27 years old, Henri is already a lieutenant in the French Military. As Europe gears up for The Great War both Henri and Pauline know that he will be called up with the first rank of soldiers. Pauline, an actress working under the name of Madame Simone, is divorced and remarried when she meets Henri. For them both it is a passionate affair with the added intensity of the approaching war. Henri has begun his second novel, though he is having problems with it over and above finding time to write. Henri's Catholic family, especially his sister Isabelle, find Pauline an unsuitable mate for Henri, although his Mother comes to rely on Pauline after Henri and his troops ship out.

In 1975 a young English journalist, Sebastian Fowler, finds himself compelled to re-read Le Grand Meaulnes yet again, and decides to research Henri Fournier with the idea of writing a biography. To his surprise he finds that Madame Simone - Pauline Benda - is still alive and living in Paris. She is 98 years old but still sharp and she agrees to see him. On first meeting, Pauline is fairly sure she can answer a few questions and have him on his way by lunch. Or maybe she will feed him lunch before she sends him on his way. But as they find common ground and become friends, the interviews about her time with Henri become something they both look forward to, and Pauline feels she can open her home - but not her wartime correspondence - to Seb as she trusts him to draw a true picture of Henri and his time. And she passes on to him an important life lesson. Don't hesitate to tell the people you love that they have your heart. Weeks later when he returns to London, Seb proposes to Annie, the woman he loves, despite the fact that she is now dating his best friend.

In 2013 shortly after losing Annie, his wife of forty years, Seb receives an email from Isabelle de Giovanni, the granddaughter of Henri's sister Isabelle. She has traced him through his publisher. Isabelle has found some papers in her family home in rural France that she feels he, who did an interesting and sympathetic biography of her great uncle, might have an interest in. There are what appear to be parts of an unfinished, unpublished novel and some letters. And though he is heartbroken and numb, the very idea of escaping the endless winter and his home without Annie makes him jump at the chance of a trip to rural France just as soon as his teaching commitment ends in June.

France is lovely. Isabelle is lovely. And Pauline's advice of long ago is still an important life lesson.

This is an excellent look into the effects of war and peace on society, both then and now. It is an excellent look into the costs of war. And it is a novel I am glad to have read, that I can happily recommend to friends and family.

I received an electronic copy of this historical novel based on fact from Netgalley, Rosalind Brackenbury, and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

pub date June 12, 2018
Lake Union Publishing

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in France in 3 time periods - 1912-18, 1975, and 2013, it tells a love story but also one of death, mourning, memory, recovery from loss, and growing old, all revolving around writer Henri Fournier and actress/writer Pauline Benda and their love letters and his 2 manuscripts - one published prior to his death and one suppressed by his family. It is somewhat meandering, even meditative at times. It brings Paris and France pre-WWI to rich life. This is a book to be savored with many pearls.

Our stories are what create us and let us live: they are the engines of our lives.

Everyone lives differently in the world. Everyone who is left grieves differently. There can be no one way to do this.

Houses for her had been traps of class and lovelessness, from which she had only wanted to escape.

Henri Fournier was a young man with one published - and acclaimed - book when, like so many young artists of that era, he died in battle at the very beginning of WWI. The book in fact opens from the perspective of Henri Fournier during his final months, days, hours, in August - September, 1914. It then shifts to 1975 Paris where we meet Pauline Benda, 98 and living in Paris in her Left Bank apartment, and Sebastian (Seb) Fowler, a 20-something British/American scholar looking to write something about Henri Fournier whose one published novel had inspired him and had found his way to Pauline. We soon shift forward to 2013, Seb is mourning the sudden death of his beloved wife from an aneurysm when he is contacted by Isabelle (Isa) da Giovanni, the daughter of Henri's sister who hid away Henri's unfinished manuscript and the love letters between him and Pauline. Isa has discovered the unfinished manuscript and letters in the attic of the family country house, and invites Seb, who had published a well-received book in the 1970s about Pauline and Henri, to France to examine them. Seb, needing to leave behind the haunting memories, arranges to spend the summer in France.

From here, through short chapters going back and forth between the 3 time periods, you learn all about Henri and Pauline, but also about Isa and Seb at this time in their lives. And most of all, I learned so much more about why WWI was called 'the war to end all wars". With such over-saturation these days of books set during WWII, it was refreshing to read one addressing WWI, bringing home just how WWI changed Europe forever:

The war killed millions of horses; tanks attacked men on horseback--the end of an old order. Crosses here and there, stuck in the ground. Silence, desolation. Wind in the trees. This sentence, written about the Marne battlefields, reminded me forcefully of Gallipoli in Turkey, another battlefield from WWI that I visited many many years ago.

While reading this, I thought it was historical fiction. Imagine my shock when I finished and read in the author's acknowledgment that this is actually narrative non-fiction; that Henri Fournier and Pauline Benda not only existed, but the details of the story are true, and Fournier's book, discussed at length here, is still acclaimed and read by French school children - Le Grand Meaulnes. Pauline Benda, besides being an acclaimed actress, became a writer of some note herself, and the founder of Prix Femina. Pauline died at 108 yrs. old, dying in 1985. In the book, she's credited that she could never accept Henri's death until she knew where his body was because his body had been her reality. It was 1991 before his remains were found, identified and reburied in the cemetery at Remy-la-Calonne.

It is a slow read, dealing with grief, mourning, loss. It was also a bit confusing at first, moving between the 3 time periods. Thus I give it 4.5 stars rounded down to 4 stars. However, I will definitely be reading more of this author!

[Sharlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting historical fiction with emphasis on written love letters. I really enjoyed the section based during WWI, the modern sections, not as much. 4 stars for this one.

[Mystica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was not just a very good novel. It had drama, romance, war, death and great joy and love as well. The elements were so well drawn into together and set in two different time frames that added to the drama of the telling of the story.

We have 1913 France - brilliant and carefree. At least these characters were. Claude and Pauline. Married tolerating each other. Each fully aware of the other's frailities. Then we have Henri young the Secretary to Claude whose attraction for Pauline grows by the day. Acknowledged by Pauline but not acted upon till halfway through the story. So we had a descriptive background of Paris and rural France as well. The lives of the well to do, the literate, the peasants. There was all.

Then the outbreak of war. Henri had to enlist and then so did Claude. Like all Frenchmen who were optimistic at the time - it was not meant to be. The war dragged on and womenfolk left behind had to fend for themselves. Pauline did not do too well. She was so frightened that this last chance of happiness was going to be snatched away from her. Henri himself a writer, had written a best seller and his future was very bright. Pauline felt that she was on the edge of a precipice and all that she had lived for was going. And it did. Henri lost his life very early on in the war. Pauline was rejected by Henri's family. She was just his mistress. The isolation of it almost killed her. She picked up the pieces slowly .

It is in the retelling of the bare bones of the story in 2013 that it comes alive. It is as if Henri and Pauline, and all the other characters are very much alive and present. It did not appear that Pauline was in her 90s, that practically everyone was dead and gone. The story is a common one for the era - so many wasted lives and futures but the author did a brilliant job of giving so much life to this very ordinary love story that lifted it from being just another love story.

Love, separation, death, isolation, loneliness all handled very well. Not soppy, not over emotional but very poignant.

[Patricia Romero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spanning time from 1910 to 2013, this tale of forbidden love, war and the taboos of the time. 

Little did Sebastian know that first interview with Pauline in 1975, would send him on a journey, to write his book, to fall in love and then lose her before going back to where it began. Only this time Pauline is long gone and what is left are Henri's family.

And more lost letters and another unpublished story. And within a few weeks he is planning on selling his own home and living with the last of the family.

This is the story of a very young man, having an affair with a very married man as well as being an actress of some fame. Henri' is young and impressionable and full of energy and writes a beautiful book before war comes calling and Henri will not be returning.

The problem for me was the love letters. Really there wasn't a lot told about exactly what was in them. Every thought each character had been written down and it slowed the pace significantly enough that I got bored and didn't really care about any of them. They were all rather superficial and hard to care about. Even though they did exist. Pauline and Henri. And his body was found and returned home. The unpublished work never published but the originals were by their descendants. 

I would not read it again. 

NetGalley/ Lake Union Publishing June 12, 2018

[Elinar Vaysbeyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier is an elegant, reflective novel that explores love’s endurance across time, memory, and loss.

Rosalind Brackenbury masterfully intertwines past and present as Seb Fowler arrives in Paris to research the legendary writer Henri Fournier, only to find himself drawn into the extraordinary life of Pauline. Through her memories, love letters, and long buried secrets, Pauline’s passionate wartime affair unfolds with tenderness and regret, revealing a love defined not by permanence, but by intensity and courage.

What makes this novel especially compelling is its quiet wisdom. Rather than dramatizing romance, Brackenbury focuses on how love shapes identity long after it has ended. Pauline’s story becomes a mirror for Seb’s own emotional awakening, showing how one person’s past can ignite another’s future. Lyrical and introspective, The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier is a meditation on longing, resilience, and the bravery it takes to love again after loss.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full disclosure: I won this e-book in a Goodreads giveaway, so I was predisposed to want to like it.

Good news: I did enjoy it. The writing was lovely and the story kept me engaged. I gave it four stars rather than five for two reasons. One, the constant bouncing between three story lines set in three different time periods confused me a bit, especially because two of the characters overlapped those story lines and time periods. The second reason is that I felt that one story line was rushed to the finish and did not get wrapped up as well as the other two.

[Marianne K. Benvenuti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three stories. The first about two real people--one an actress; the other, a revered French writer who died in the early days of WWI. The second story about a young Englishman interviewing the actress 60 years after WWI. In the final story, the Englishman is dealing with the sudden death of his wife, 40 years after the interview. I don't know whether I would have read the book had I not seen the author in person and heard her read from the book. The prose is elegant, the author paints pictures with her words. This is a book to be savored, not devoured in order to appreciate it.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I stumbled across this book b/c I am a huge fan of Le Grand Meaulnes, the French novel about a young boy who meets a girl at a mysterious chateau and falls in love; he spends a lot of time trying to find the place again and meet up with this love. Some people believe it was the inspiration for The Great Gatsby (note similarity of the titles). There are three stories going on set in different time periods, including one involving the author. This is an easy read and very romantic. It is quite charming and I would recommend it, especially for fans of Le Grand Meaulnes.

[Kathleen Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fans of novels that explore relationships over time through letters etc. might enjoy this more than I did. This is set in three periods-1912, 1975, and 2013. Seb, on whom the story turns in some ways, starts things off in 1975 when he reaches out to Pauline, who then journeys in her mind back to 1912 when she meets Henri. Then in 2013, Isabelle, granddaughter of Henri's sister, pops up and the story starts again. Not my favorite of the genre. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

[Kayla Tornello · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story takes place in 3 different times, which is interesting. I like reading about the characters at different ages. This book has a slower pace than some, but still kept me engaged. I also like that some of the characters were real people. I liked the parts of the story that took place in the era of WWI better than the later time periods.

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. Yay!

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked how she used Paulette and Henri in their younger years - Seb in his early years interviewing an elderly Paulette, and then Seb in his 60s, reading the unfinished novel found by a great great niece of Henri. I skimmed or skipped way more of the book than I like, but so many things seemed like too much fluff. I'm sure there was a deeper meaning, but I read for pleasure, not to find a deeper meaning.

[Cassie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spanning the from World War 1 this novel gradually reveals the love affair of a French actress with a young Englishman who has to leave for war. It was difficult to feel empathy for any of the character.
The plot moves slowly and is very over-written.

I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

[Polly Krize · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I found this book to be a slow start, and it continued throughout the book. Based on love letters between young French author, Henri Fournier, and his love, Pauline. Setting is from pre-WWI France to currently 2013, and is a little bit of a plod to get through, only my opinion.

[Marge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henri Fournier

Imagine reading that Henri was a real person who wrote a classic novel. This story of the young author who died in WW 1, just after his first novel was published, was very well written. I'm now motivated to read his novel.

[Gail · Rating 2 out of 5]

Received this ebook as a giveaway in exchange for an honest review--not impressed at all. The constant switching back and forth was annoying and the story moved slowly. I won't be recommending it to my book club.

[Tammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this...I have read and enjoyed other books dealing with love letters. This story just moved too slowly and the jump between different time lines for confusing at times. Took me much longer than I thought to finally finish. Very unlikely I will meet my books read goal this year now.

[Diane Loffredo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely story.

I enjoyed the book very much. I thought the writing was so vivid. I did find that sometimes I had to reread pages to remember what time period I was in. But all in all very, very good.

[Lizenbyl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seb Fowler has gone to Paris to do research work on the love letters of Henri Fournier by interviewing Henri's lover/wife. In the process, he discovers secrets that he needs to use in his own love life.

[Jelena Vasic · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Jamie Lester · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a very beautifully written tragic story

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three parallel stories from different times.
1. Henry, in love during the time before he heads of to fight and be killed in the first world war
2. Interviews with his lover in the 70s when she is at the end of her life
3. The same writer who does the interviews in the current time, meeting the neice of Henry and looking into a lost manuscript he was writing at the end of his short life

[Sanah]

This novel was okay. As a fan of Historical fiction, I was massively let down. The story jumps around way too much and while one can easily keep track of the plot, it gets super boring and I almost wish the author had followed a sequence instead of jumping around. The characters are almost developed, their stories are explored but one doesn't connect with them at all! Instead, it feels like you're a spectator and not an audience.
I got this ebook from NetGallery in exchange of an honest review!

[Jessie Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked that this story has its basis in real people and historical fact. The relationships could have been richer but a decent effort at atmosphere/setting.