The inside, however, is another matter entirely: On the outside, Charlotte is the ideal of Victorian womanhood – pretty, petite and curvaceous with blonde ringlets, big blue eyes and charming dimples. As Charlotte grew older, she began to realise that she was different and understand what it was that set her apart from others, so she began to employ learned behaviours when they didn’t come naturally to her, such as comforting her sister Olivia (Livia) – to whom she is closest – when she was upset or depressed, and making the effort to turn herself into the fashion plate her mother wanted her to be. – while her domineering mother despaired of her ever becoming all that a proper young lady should be. Her father found her entertaining –Ĭharlotte was his pet – he was vastly amused by her combination of great intelligence, great oddity and great silence As a child, she rarely spoke unless she had something to say, she liked her own company and her ability to observe and reach startlingly accurate conclusions was somewhat unnerving.

A Study in Scarlet Women, the first book in her new Lady Sherlock series is a terrific read well-plotted, brilliantly characterised and retaining enough of the characteristics of Conan Doyle’s original to be recognisable while adding more layers and facets to her protagonist to make her a completely plausible woman of her time.Ĭharlotte Holmes, youngest of four sisters, has always been a little… odd. Thomas’ shopping lists and given that I adored her YA Elementals Trilogy, I knew, deep down, that she would ace whatever she turned her hand to. That was a fairly fleeting thought, however, as I know I’d probably read Ms. 2014 All About Romance Reader Award - Biggest Tearjerker Not Quite a Husband 2009 All About Romance Reader Award - Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.I admit that when I heard that Sherry Thomas, one of my favourite and without doubt one of the finest authors of Historical Romance currently writing was going to be shifting genres and embarking on a series of Historical Mysteries, my first thought was to go and curl up in the corner with a box of Kleenex.

2013 All About Romance Reader Award - Best Love Scenes (in a Mainstream Romance) 2013 All About Romance Reader Award - Best Romance My Beautiful Enemy 2014 All About Romance Reader Award - Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K. Award-Winning Books by Sherry Thomas His at Night 2011 Rita Award - Historical Romance The Immortal Heights 2015 All About Romance Reader Award - Best Young Adult The Luckiest Lady in London 2013 All About Romance Reader Award - Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.

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