I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed this book. Historical fiction is pretty much the last genre I'll pick up willingly so to find one that I was actually interested in was surprising. I wouldn't call this a quick read although it's fairly straightforward. It is fairly dense and tends to ra...
I keep hearing fragments of conversations I can’t quite place, with people I can’t quite see. I’ve tossed and turned so much I’ve been tempted to take some laudanum – but Robert says one can come to rely on it, so I’ve refrained. But it’s seven o’clock now, and I’m fully awake. In spite of my ear...
It was a very small room and very plain. I hated it. But Paris was expensive and it was all I could afford. When I’d moved in I’d had plans for redecorating. Nobody, I thought, could live in so hideous a room for long. High cold light came in from a high cold window. A large ornate wardrobe gave ...