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By D.L. Bogdan
Publish Date: April 24, 2012
Publisher: Kensington Books
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
FIRST LINE
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She hid in her mother’s wardrobe.
Lady Cecily Burkhart’s parents pass on when she is only eight years
old. Father Alec Cahill is sent by the Pierce family to bring Cecily to them as
their ward. Being the sole heiress to a huge fortune, she is quickly betrothed
to their son Brey and as they grow their friendship flourishes. Underneath the
seemingly peaceful façade of the family lie many dark secrets. After Brey falls
ill and dies and his mother disappears, Hal Pierce feels that he would be a
good match for Cecily and against Father Alec’s advice, proposes to Cecily.
Hal’s daughter Mirabella whose only dream is to enter the convent, finds anger
starting to build and when she explodes there will be no saving those in her
path.
I loved every single part of The Sumerton Women. It invoked in me all
the emotions that I love to experience when I am reading. Cecily is the epitome of
someone that always wants to do the right thing but yet she is flawed. Your
heart cries for her. Hal is a good man deep down but carries regret and shame
with him. Mirabella is not an easy character to love but you start to think if
only things were different would she have been able to forgive earlier and not
let the anger fester until she starts a series of events that leave many
destroyed. Then there is Father Alec, the constant in all their lives yet
seriously flawed as well. He starts out as the children’s tutor and spiritual
support but becomes family and at times the lines blur for him and Cecily. The
friendships and relationships all these characters have shape and mold them. I
was especially heartbroken for Alice, Cecily’s friend. But I will let you find
out why.
I always love a good Tudor novel and I enjoyed the fact you see how
Henry VIII’s decisions affected the people he ruled. Not only does Henry VIII
not know what he wants, his people are even more confused and this confusion
causes divides in families and friends. The reader discovers all this while
following the Pierce family’s trials and tribulations. Excellent historical
fiction read and I highly recommend!
PURCHASE THE SUMERTON WOMEN
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