![]() Praise for Julie Klassens The Tutors Daughter Whether youre a fan of Jane Austen or Charlotte Bronte. A rather large and delightful cast of secondary characters serves to bolster the plot and provide the occasional bit of levity to a well-written book that is less engaging than Klassen’s usual work. Order a The Dancing Master today from WHSmith. Their contentious relationship, while explained, comes across as overly contrived. Passionate storytelling and intriguing mystery are overshadowed by the relationship between the eminently unlikable Julia and her mother. ![]() Alec and Julia must navigate the intricacies of their responsibilities while remaining true to themselves. Unfortunately for Alec, Julia’s mother, Lady Amelia Midwinter, has long decreed that dancing is prohibited in the village-particularly at the May Day celebration. Despite a wealth of friends and diversions, single Julia latches on to the town’s newly-arrived dancing master, a young, attractive man named Alec Valcourt, who came to Beaworthy under somewhat mysterious circumstances with his mother and sister. ![]() Lady Julia Midwinter is the young, headstrong daughter of the manor. Bethany House, 14.99 trade paper (432p) ISBN 978-0-7642-1070-9. British village life in Beaworthy, Devonshire, in the early 19th century revolves around tradition for both the haves and the have-nots in Klassen’s (The Tutor’s Daughter) latest Regency historical. ![]()
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