Mary Davies, a
talented design engineer, works at WATTS, a high tech company in
which she was one of the first employees. She loves her job, but her
current project, Golightly, is not going well and Mary can’t seem
to involve others in giving her help.
A very attractive
management consultant, Nathan, tries to help her through the
difficulty. He’s obviously interested in her, but Mary can’t let
him in. In fact, she pushes him away although she’d like nothing
better than to chase him.
With her job going
sour, Isabel, Mary’s childhood friend, invites her to a two week
trip to England to stay in a gorgeous Regency estate for a Jane
Austen costume party. Each person will adopt a character from Austen
and dress the part of a Regency lady or gentleman for the week.
Mary doesn’t want
to go, but her father, who considers Isabel a second daughter,
convinces her that Isabel needs her and she needs to get away. As the
week progresses, Mary realizes in a frightening way how correct he
was.
This is a lovely
book. The start is rather slow, introducing us to Mary and her work
problems, but when the two girls get to Bath, the action picks up.
The descriptions of the house, Braithwaite, the grounds, and the
wardrobes for the girls are delicious. They make you want to take the
same holiday.
The characters,
particularly Mary, Isabel and Nathan, are very well done. You may not
like Isabel all the time, but her character is perfect for her
difficult childhood. The other guests staying at the house are
wonderful, particularly the child, Clara, and Helene, on a holiday
with her much loved eighty-year-old husband. As the characters play
their roles in the Austen party, they learn about themselves and
become more accepting of each other.
I highly recommend
this book, particularly if you’re an Austen Fan.
I received this book
from BookLook Bloggers for this review.
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