Elésiane Huve itibaren Hohentengen am Hochrhein, Germany

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2019-01-29 03:40

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Not Quite a Husband tells the story of Dr. ryony Asquith and her former husband, Quentin Leonidas Marsden. Their romance redevelops as Leo escorts Bryony home from India to be with her dying father. Along the way, they encounter illness, war...and love. Much of what I loved about this book came from Ms. Thomas' choice of a late-Victorian (1897) setting. This allows for freedoms that are difficult to get in historical novels. Bryony is a surgeon and Leo is a mathematics professor, despite both being from well-to-do families. Bryony is able to travel on her own to the Continent, the United States, and India. Perhaps most importantly, they are able to obtain an annulment after 3 years of marriage without ruining either one socially. The uniqueness of Ms. Thomas' main characters is not solely due to her choice of time period, however. She also makes their relationship with one another special in other ways -- Bryony proposes to Leo, and she is significantly (~5 years) older than he is. Yet, the most unique thing about this book is the reason for their annulment and failed marriage. It's not that (view spoiler) is unique in and of itself, but I love that it wasn't just another Big Misunderstanding that could be resolved through a simple conversation. In spite of the fact that the reason for their annulment is exposed at roughly the halfway point of the book, Bryony and Leo (and the reader, for that matter) are genuinely uncertain about their ability to live happily together until nearly the end. Not all was wonderful about this book, however. I had real difficulty adjusting to the exotic setting, and often found myself so caught up in Indian geography and politics that I had lost track of the story entirely. In fact, this book sat on my Kindle for several months before I decided to power through the slow start and get to what turned out to be a fantastic story. I would recommend this book to all fans of historical romance, particularly those who hate seeing limpid heroines swoon into their heroes' arms at every hint of danger. Though it gets off to a slow start, the story it tells is worth the wait. Rating: 4.5/5 This book contains occasional, brief sex scenes.

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