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mrsrjg's review
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Country #2 - Scotland 🏴
Ok so I'm going to put it out there and say that I'm Scottish but ashamedly haven't read a lot of Scottish books but this year I'm wanting to change that and have started with this (not to mention a perfect choice for my Around the World Challenge); what a book I chose to change things.
This is historical fiction (although at the end found out it is based on a real case) about a deaf woman that has been charged with the murder of a baby and resulting in the subsequent case and trial.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book for numerous reasons; it was really refreshing to read a book based not only in the country I am from but also reading names and places that I am so very familiar with. It also really made me so happy to read a book written largely in the Scottish vernacular.
I mostly liked all of the characters apart from the obvious villains of the piece and I could vividly imagine both them and their surroundings; I particularly felt so much for poor Jean and I am away to search more on her case and her life and I can't wait to see what other books the author comes out with and hope each one will be as enjoyable as this.
*Thanks to NetGalley, John Murray Press and Sarah Smith for the copy of this book. All views are my own.*
Ok so I'm going to put it out there and say that I'm Scottish but ashamedly haven't read a lot of Scottish books but this year I'm wanting to change that and have started with this (not to mention a perfect choice for my Around the World Challenge); what a book I chose to change things.
This is historical fiction (although at the end found out it is based on a real case) about a deaf woman that has been charged with the murder of a baby and resulting in the subsequent case and trial.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book for numerous reasons; it was really refreshing to read a book based not only in the country I am from but also reading names and places that I am so very familiar with. It also really made me so happy to read a book written largely in the Scottish vernacular.
I mostly liked all of the characters apart from the obvious villains of the piece and I could vividly imagine both them and their surroundings; I particularly felt so much for poor Jean and I am away to search more on her case and her life and I can't wait to see what other books the author comes out with and hope each one will be as enjoyable as this.
*Thanks to NetGalley, John Murray Press and Sarah Smith for the copy of this book. All views are my own.*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
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