{"id":21343,"date":"2022-11-30T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=21343"},"modified":"2024-01-21T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T15:03:47","slug":"a-restless-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21343","title":{"rendered":"A Restless Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Restless Truth<\/a><\/em> (2022) Freya Marske<\/a> (Last Binding)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Set in England prior to The Great War, around 1907 or 1908.<\/p>\n

Maud Blyth went to America to find Elizabeth Navenby and warn her she is in danger.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, barely before the have left port, Mrs Navenby is killed, and Maud feels partially to blame. Luckily, her brother is a farseer, and was able to give her some hints as to what the future might hold for her.<\/p>\n

Including a young blonde woman her brother took to calling Harriet, as she appeared in so many visions of Maud’s trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cA distant relative of ours recently passed away and named me as her heir. A rich relative. So my dear, concerned aunt and cousin took it upon themselves to come to New York and deliver me from treading the boards in that pit of dissolution known as the Bowery, and restore me to the bosom of my loving family. I am eternally in their debt. Or so\u201d\u2014 with a rich laugh\u2014\u201c they hope.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Violet Debenham got herself ruined and then fled to American where she trod the boards for several years. Now she is unexpectedly returning to England.<\/p>\n

\u201cA distant relative of ours recently passed away and named me as her heir. A rich relative. So my dear, concerned aunt and cousin took it upon themselves to come to New York and deliver me from treading the boards in that pit of dissolution known as the Bowery, and restore me to the bosom of my loving family. I am eternally in their debt. Or so\u201d\u2014 with a rich laugh\u2014\u201c they hope.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I had been a little worried because I didn’t remember many details from the previous book. I realize it’s only been a year, but I have read quite a few books in the interim, so I was a bit worried.<\/p>\n

Luckily, didn’t matter, because although Maud appeared in the first book, and her brother and Edwin are mentioned repeatedly, you don’t need to know the precise events of the previous book in order to enjoy this one (although I did recall more than I thought I had).<\/p>\n

And there were some marvelous secondary characters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had thought of becoming a naturalist, but I suppose you need to study at a university to be taken seriously by the Royal Society. Do you suppose there are any unmarried dukes or viscounts in England who might be interested in also becoming intrepid explorers?\u201d she asked hopefully.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cCompanionship,\u201d said Mrs. Bernard. \u201cSurely.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI prefer my peace and quiet,\u201d said Hawthorn. <\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone to manage your household for you.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI am self-managing, ma\u2019am.\u201d An ironic bow of his head. \u201cAnd I employ an excellent housekeeper.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about children, my lord?\u201d Violet asked sweetly. \u201cThe continuation of your ancient line? Don\u2019t you want a young future earl of your own, to dandle on your knee?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI have cousins,\u201d said Hawthorn, exactly as one flattened a fly with a newspaper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I even came to quite like Hawthorn.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not a magician,\u201d said Hawthorn. <\/p>\n

Violet laughed. \u201cOf course you are. Even if you\u2014\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI am not. A magician.\u201d Each word was quietly and deliberately placed. \u201cOr do you suppose I\u2019ve been lying about the absence of my own power for the past fourteen years?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d Violet leaned back to rest her elbows on the railing. The breeze played with the feathers of her hat. \u201cHave you?\u201d <\/p>\n

Hawthorn smiled at her. It was a smile searching for bruises with the intent of pressing down.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think what I liked best about this story is although Violet is brash and says outlandish things, it is Maud who is truly brave–and that includes doing and saying what she believes is right.<\/p>\n

He stalked across the room\u2014 narrowly avoiding Chapman and the furniture\u2014 and turned Maud\u2019s face in his hands, somewhere between clinical and avuncular, frowning down at the split lip. \u201cMaud Blyth. You are a terror and you should not be allowed to run loose in the world.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I very much enjoyed this, and am betting the third book will have Ross and Hawthorn. And I can’t wait to read it. (I have to wait. At least a year.)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tordotcom <\/p>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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