5 Stars
An Outsider in Society
This story features a newly widowed Duchess of Clevesly, Tamsin Palmer, who is the daughter of a merchant. She has a toddler whom she adores, her deceased husband not so much. Being an outcast in high society is not easy, and to make matters harder, her husband had appointed a co-guardian for the son, the German Count of Rauchberg Christian august. The story of the two of them is interesting and well written, a little slow in the middle, but an enjoyable book. Michelle McLean does a great job of giving the details of both London society and German city-states political stresses. The characters were written mostly in the time period the story is set in, and the author did a wonderful job of keeping Tasmin within the constraints of the period. I have read other books by her that were set in the American West and enjoyed them also. Ms. McLean does a thorough job of detailing the environment that surrounds her characters. I’m looking forward to reading more books that she has written.
I received an ARC of the book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
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