Young Llama Thoughts
-
Adventurous
-
Christian Friendly
-
Easy Reading
-
Humerous
-
Youth Appropriate
Overall
Review
I love books that show the difference between cultures! They are soooo interesting to read and this book is one of the best I’ve ever read!
This book is about Ottilie Russell, a women who’s torn between two cultures with a British father and Indian mother. When an illness takes everyone she loves except her brother, Ottilie makes the decision to trust Everett Scott, a man who has come to bring her brother to England to become the Baron Sunderson. But she has one condition…. she’s coming too. What Ottilie isn’t ready for is the judgement, not just from strangers, but from her own family too…
This book is a heart-wrenching tale about family and forgiveness. Every chapter leads to a new plot twist while also writing a story of tragedy turned romance! I adored this book sooooo much and I totally suggest it! The author is a wonderful writer and her books are masterpieces! This would be a fabulous book for ladies 15 and up.
Now, there are some hard topics in the book. Mention of death, illness and such. Mention of racism from everybody! Indians judge the British, the British judge the Indians. Family won’t accept someone from a mixed bloodline. And I think the author did a wonderful job of showing the different cultures and how they were treated.
Overall, this book is a book I totally suggest! If you love a good, historical, Christian romance; this is the book for you!!!! Happy Reading! -The Young Llama Reader.
Pros
- A wonderful book about culture and family!
- Great for young ladies 15 and up!!!
Cons
- Racism mentioned
Calcutta, 1886.
Ottilie Russell is adrift between two cultures, British and Indian, belonging to both and neither. In order to support her little brother, Thaddeus, and her grandmother, she relies upon her skills in beetle-wing embroidery that have been passed down to her through generations of Indian women.
When a stranger appears with the news that Thaddeus is now Baron Sunderson and must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, Ottilie is shattered by the secrets that come to light. Despite her growing friendship with Everett Scott, friend to Ottilie’s English grandmother and aunt, she refuses to give up her brother. Then tragedy strikes, and she is forced to make a decision that will take Thaddeus far from death and herself far from home.
But betrayal and loss lurk in England, too, and soon Ottilie must fight to ensure Thaddeus doesn’t forget who he is, as well as find a way to stitch a place for herself in this foreign land.
