The Cornish Lady - Nicola Pryce (Blog Tour)

Date of Reading: 19/03/2019

Author: Nicola Pryce

Publisher: Corvus

Publication Date: March 4, 2019

Rating: 4/5

(This review is part of the blog tour organised by Rachel's Random Resources)

About the book:

Cornwall 1796: Educated, beautiful and the daughter of a prosperous merchant, Angelica Lilly has been invited to spend the summer in high society. Her father's wealth is opening doors and attracting marriage proposals, but Angelica still feels like an imposter among the aristocrats of Cornwall. 

When her brother returns home, ill and under the influence of a dangerous man, Angelica's loyalties are tested to the limit. Her one hope lies with coachman Henry Trevelyan, a softly spoken, educated man with kind eyes. But when Henry seemingly betrays Angelica, she has no one to turn to. Who is Henry, and what does he want? And can Angelica save her brother from a terrible plot that threatens to ruin her entire family? 

My Review:

        The size of this book had made me a bit nervous since the author was not familiar. But I was not prepared for such elegant diction which flows through the pages and 464 pages were gone in a breeze. Fourth in the 'Cornish Saga' series, this book is a charming historical tale with a mystery and romance at its heart. All four books are standalone, so there is no need to be acquainted with the other three. But I will suggest you check them (as I am planning to do now) as all of them sound rather thrilling.

     Set in 1796 Cornwall, the novel traces Angelica Lilly's attempts to save his brother from jail which also brings in an unlikely companion. Though there are many vague ends to the plot (I would have loved to know more about Angelica's childhood and also the conflict with the French), the picture of Carew household where she finds love and support is perfectly drawn. I loved all unique women in the family and was very happy to see the mystery unravelled within this family estate itself.

        What is remarkable about the book is the way it has tried to include all the sections of the society as the strong-willed heroine doesn't follow the established class consciousness. It is her unique and fearless nature that makes this novel remarkable and hugely enjoyable.

Meet the author:

Nicola Pryce trained as a nurse at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. She loves both literature and history and has an Open University degree in Humanities. She's a qualified adult literacy support volunteer and lives with her husband in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, UK. She and her husband love sailing and together they sail the south coast of Cornwall in search of adventure.

Nicola is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and The Historical Writers Association.