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Readers will be captivated from the beginning and, in true Dilly style, will fall in love with the characters. A VILLAGE SCANDAL certainly keeps you on the edge of your seat and, despite a momentary lull, I found myself enjoying the ride. It's the 1800's and women have no rights, she has no access to money as everything is controlled by her husband, despite the fact he is 'missing'.
the roses and bluebells were blooming and their sweet-scent was filling the air, so why did Daisy feel the cold fingers of fear run down her spine? His crew, Guppy and Lewis and Ramsden, are picked up by a passing vessel with reports of what took place but Jay could not be found.Then just when the village had accepted his fate, Jay turns up in a London hospital, where Daisy's brother Toby works as a doctor, a shadow of his former self and no memory at all of who he is. It only took me a couple of days to read and I’ll now start on the final book in the trilogy, The Country Bride. April 1869: It's been four months since Daisy and Jay Tattersall's disastrous Christmas wedding where only the couple, the vicar and witnesses showed up with no guests in attendance due to bad weather. They can all be read individually, though so good I couldn't wait to start reading the next book in the series. Refusing to give up hope, Daisy must draw on all her strength and courage - after all, she has people who depend on her.
Jay had not made provision for this should anything happen, and so Daisy is left to make ends meet herself. I also found initially that although I had only read the first one just months ago back in October I forgot the relationships of the characters to each other and a little of the plot. It's set in 1869, when people who had money employed servants and those who didn't struggled with poverty, but communities were important and everyone knew everyone else and their business. I'm also a little surprised by the titles in this series as they do not really accurately reflect the main plot and content. Then the following morning, she is even more shocked to learn that Jay has decided to sail with the Lady Jane as seafaring is what he knows.I initially marked 4 when I'd finished reading but I've given it more thought and think it deserves more. The second book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author - the perfect, uplifting book to curl up with.
He escaped to Australia with his first wife and child leaving his third wife to manage his estate and a happy ending sees her marry a business parted who came to aid when she was in dire need. Listening to the audio is pretty perfect for bedtime listening as it's not fast paced, and doesn't seep into my dreams in the way psychological thrillers do. Following the theme of the first book, we revisit the characters we met the first time round as well as places old and new.Dilly Court grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. I have been bought the set of three novels in this series by Court by a friend, as they are set in the nineteenth century and the first installment strongly involved a medical theme. About the Book: "After their hasty marriage the Christmas before, Daisy Marshall is overjoyed to be finally marrying dashing Jay Fox properly, in front of the whole village.
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