{"id":11651,"date":"2019-02-12T20:03:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T01:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=11651"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:39:20","slug":"mr-winterbournes-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/11651","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Winterbourne’s Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mr. Winterbourne’s Christmas<\/a><\/em> (2018) Joanna Chambers <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in England in 1823<\/p>\n

Lysander Winterbourne has spent the last year and a half being Adam Freeman’s estate manager, and although both are happy with the situation, neither truly knows how the other feels, and thus fearing an inevitable end, is unable to let the other know how he feels.<\/p>\n

This is a straight-up romance. The story is how the two work out their feelings.<\/p>\n

It’s fine, but I found myself more interested in the secondary characters.<\/p>\n

Like Lady Winterbourne.<\/p>\n

Lady Winterbourne somehow managed to give the impression of rolling her eyes at that without actually doing so or being in any way offensive, which Adam thought was a neat trick.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And great-aunt Maud.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere we are, Mrs. Winterbourne,\u201d Simon said. \u201cThis is the gentleman you were asking about\u2014 my brother, Mr. Adam Freeman.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cPleased to meet you, Mr. Freeman,\u201d Mrs Winterbourne said, in a high, twittering sort of voice. She offered her hand and as Adam bowed over it, added in the same polite tone, though directing her comments to the young woman this time. \u201cIsn\u2019t he handsome, Anne dear? And he appears to have a very sizeable co\u2014\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Anne Greenhill,\u201d the young woman interrupted brightly. \u201cMrs. Winterbourne\u2019s companion. Pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr. Freeman.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was a totally fine story, it was just a little bit too much with everyone seeming to find their true loves.<\/p>\n

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\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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