Rustick Exile: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that has been a Lady of the Town these several years)

The Comfortable Courtesan #2

by L.A. Hall

Clorinda is now most happily reconciled with Mr F- and has found unexpected female friendship with Mrs F-. Her position is a good deal more secure as a result of General Y-’s bequest. Biffle, Duke of M-, is now happily married to the former Miss T-. Mrs O’C- has obtained a separation from her scoundrel husband. Mr O’C-’s malign plots have been thwarted. Mr E- has been prevailed upon to pay a substantial sum to Seraphine to provide for their child, and has left Town under a cloud. But Clorinda shortly finds that she has a new worry…

300 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 26, 2018

Reviews

[Pamela Shropshire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 2 of the memoirs of (the fictional) Madame C-, a 19th century courtesan. I do wish the characters were real people! I’m enjoying this series immensely. In this volume, Madame C- finds herself pregnant as the result of an unprepared, spontaneous meeting with her dear Mr. F-. She retires from Town to a small cottage in Surrey that one of her former patrons left her in his Will. In her boredom, she begins to write a Gothic novel for her own amusement, but it turns out so well that her friends urge her to publish it, which she does.

Such a delightful series!

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this just as delightful as the first volume! I loved seeing more of Mr. and Mrs. F- (and I adore their relationship with Madam C-)!

[Sadie Slater · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second self-published volume of the Comfortable Courtesan series, originally published in serial form online, finds Madame C- in circumstances which necessitate a withdrawal from London society. Most of this volume therefore takes place at the Surrey house left to her by a former lover, General Y-. Madame C-'s removal from her usual wide circle allows this book to concentrate more closely on her relationships with two couples, the F-s and Lord G- R- and Mr McD- and to let the readers become better acquainted with the members of her household. It's just as delightful as the first; funny and charming and occasionally very moving. I am very happy to have the series in book form now.