Julianna Royer’s Reviews > Seeking Persephone > Status Update

"After Mama died, Persephone became the mother...nursemaid...governess. She took over the accounts--Papa never had the attention span for things like ledgers and bills. Persephone took it all on."" "How old was she?" "Twelve."

'...He'd never once spent more than a moment thinking about bacon, and now he pondered it in tremendous detail.' (LOL)

'Neither he nor his father had needed a single soul beyond each other. Than Father died. At *SEVEN, Adam was the Duke of Kielder. Mother came to Falstone for the funeral and seemed genuinely grieved. She'd stayed long enough to help Nurse Robbie pack Adam's personal effects and wave her handkerchief as the Falstone traveling coach took Adam to Harrow.'
(*emphasis mine. JR)