I’m still glowing from the aftermath of the book J Hints, faded hues woven throughout scenes, and tiny sprinkles of well-placed dialogue speak to the characters as well as the reader.
Siri has a unique way of weaving faith into her novels like a gentle whisper instead of a clanging gong. The question is – what will Clara choose? A woman in 1891? Does she have a choice? Be prepared for elegance, extravagance, romance, and enough humorous snubbing to make you fall in love with Harry along with Clara. There are so many lovely scenes, I will not recount them, but leave curious minds to uncover the treasures in She Walks In Beauty. It’s a brilliant, glamorous, and perplexing journey. We learn the steps of an affective snub, how to wave a fan, and spin across the dancefloor with our eyes closed. We experience the expectations, heartbreak, and confusion along with her. It goes without saying, that poor Clara Carter’s innocent heart is pulled between two desires: the belief that she MUST marry for status over love & and the realization that God can be personal instead of a distant deity.Ĭlara is lovable, and sweetly unaware of this ‘game of life’.
In the middle of the whirlwind of money, status, and deception, Harry stands out with his honesty and endearingly confused reaction to the social ‘expectations’ of the Age. Harry De Vrie sweeps the reader’s heart away with his humor, sincerity, and faith.
The novel twirls you away, lost in the middle of pretense, expectations in New York’s Guilded Era, truth, lies, and what a ‘living’ faith looks like. Oh my, Siri – this novel is second only to your contemporary novel Kissing Adrien. What’s even better, is that there is fantastic repartee, dancing, and…humor. Without a doubt, this is the BEST historical novel Siri Mitchell has written to date.
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