A Kiss for Midwinter

A Kiss for Midwinter (2012) Courtney Milan (Brothers Sinister #1.5)

Leicester, England 1864

This is one my my favorite historical novellas.

He hadn’t chosen to become a doctor so that he could foretell the death of children. He’d been seduced by the stories—the stories of John Snow saving hundreds of lives by careful observation, of men who noticed the world around them and cared and thought, men who set aside irrationality in favor of cures supported by statistical research.

One of Lydia’s first memories was playing on the floor of her father’s study. Her nurse had darted in, grabbing her up with a flood of apologies and a scold for Lydia. “Can’t you see your father’s busy?” she’d remonstrated.

But her father had simply shrugged. “If you take her away every time I’m busy,” he’d said placidly, “I’ll never see her. She can stay.”

Lydia looked up at the ceiling. “He’s an interesting man. I only want to figure him out.”

“Hmm,” her father said. He glanced over at her mother, who gave him a repressive shake of her head.

Lydia knew she had a few faults of her own, and one of the things she knew she was shockingly good at was telling lies to herself.

Characters: Miss Lydia Charingford, Doctor Jonas Grantham, Lucas Grantham, Mr. Charingford, Mrs. Charingford, Henry Westing, Peter Westing, Mrs. Hall, Tom Paggett, Doctor Parwine, Corporal Dalling

Rating: 10/10

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