This is my first read by Ms. Brower and it won't be my last.
I wasn't far into the book when I reached the conclusion that it was impossible for the story to be wrapped up within the page count.
That's when I discovered it was a series. Sigh.
This is both good and detrimental.
I want to listen to the rest, narrated by the wonderfully talented Ms. Gaunt, but not all of them are availble from my library. I shall have to look elsewhere.
Our lovely Emma is a delight to read about through her journals, though there is quite a bit of explanation at the beginning, which for me slowed the pace more than I wished.
I recommend having the series availble to binge read so you don't get left on a cliffhanger.
Which ophaned girl series do you like? Why?
“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.”
The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s.
Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.
Audiences have compared Beth Brower's writing to Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse, and L. M. Montgomery.
Narrated by Genevieve Gaunt.
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