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Author: Siri Mitchell
Publisher: Bethany House
Expected Publication Date: 6 January 2015
For years Charlotte
Withersby has worked as an assistant to her father, an eminent English
botanist. As she approaches the old age of twenty-four, her father pushes her
out into society, swayed by an uncle who believes God's only two roles for
women are marriage and motherhood. When one of the Withersbys' colonial
correspondents, Edward Trimble, returns to England, he's drafted as the new
assistant so Charlotte is free to marry. This suits Edward's plans quite well,
since the last thing he wants to do is reunite with the family he is ashamed to
call his own.
Though Edward proves himself vexingly capable on the job, Charlotte won't surrender the job without a fight, and schemes with her best friend to regain her position. Perhaps if a proposal seems imminent, Charlotte's father will see his error and ask her to return. Charlotte tries to make headway in her town's social life, but reveals herself to be unaware of all the intricacies of polite society. Though Edward pitches in, tutoring her in society's expectations, she just seems to make things worse. And the more she comes to know of her father's assistant, the more trouble she has imagining life without him. Caught in a trap of her own making and seeing the hopelessness of her prospects, will Charlotte get to keep her work or will she have to cede her heart?
Why I'm Waiting: I really like this cover - it's so colorful - and the plot sounds delightful, full of stubborn scheming and societal mishaps.
Though Edward proves himself vexingly capable on the job, Charlotte won't surrender the job without a fight, and schemes with her best friend to regain her position. Perhaps if a proposal seems imminent, Charlotte's father will see his error and ask her to return. Charlotte tries to make headway in her town's social life, but reveals herself to be unaware of all the intricacies of polite society. Though Edward pitches in, tutoring her in society's expectations, she just seems to make things worse. And the more she comes to know of her father's assistant, the more trouble she has imagining life without him. Caught in a trap of her own making and seeing the hopelessness of her prospects, will Charlotte get to keep her work or will she have to cede her heart?
Why I'm Waiting: I really like this cover - it's so colorful - and the plot sounds delightful, full of stubborn scheming and societal mishaps.
Sounds like a book I would enjoy. Here's my pick: http://www.lexielaser.com/2014/11/wow-heir.html :)
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