Wintercombe (Wintercombe Series Book 1)

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Partly a suspense novel, partly a romance, and overall, a gorgeously-detailed account of life on an English country estate in the 1640s, this book is a true masterpiece. The author has certainly done her homework, as the settings she chooses are brought to life and the battles in the novel (Langport, Taunton, and others) also happened much as they were described. I know some find them a bit slow to get going, but I like to set a scene, build up characters, and let the reader get to know and care for them, before getting bogged down in matters of plot. The war, however, really takes a backseat, as this story is more about character development and relationships, and the complexities of emotions and the complications that occur between the various characters. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.

Wintercombe by Pamela Belle - Dear Author REVIEW: Wintercombe by Pamela Belle - Dear Author

The novel covers difficulties arising from all these soldiers in a home of Puritan women, their drinking, cavorting, raiding of the ale, their seducing of the milkmaid, their turning the chimney sweeper's daughter into a lady of ill repute, the lack of food, back weather, disagreements, arguments, and even a shooting and an explosion!You know it’s a great book when after you finish the last page, and into the next day, you can’t shake feeling the emotions that the story created in your mind. One very nice thing is reading the dialogue and not being subjected to cockney accents as the universal servant language of England. This comment is never again referred to or explained, which, rather than making us forget it, hints (I imagine unintentionally) at a darker side to his character when it comes to his relations with women.