Surely
professional chaperones Amy and Effy Tribble won’t have
any trouble with Methodist minister’s daughter, Harriet
Brown. It is unclear as to why she went to them in the first
place as they only deal with problem girls and demure Harriet
is a model of what a good Christian ought to be. Unfortunately
this does not exactly add up to the sort of girl likely to marry
well during a London Season, or indeed marry at all. Forthright,
outspoken and determined to be the sort of woman her father
brought her up to be, it is rather strange that instead of a
worthy vicar she has attracted the attentions of the rake, Lord
Charles Marsham…
This is sadly the last of Ms Beaton’s delightfully different
sextet of novels about Amy and Effy’s school for manners.
Anybody wanting to read the sort of novel Georgette Heyer would
have enjoyed instead of a sexy romp will relish this and marvel
at how much is contained in one slim volume. As with the others
you can expect romance, a good laugh, various escapades and
a tidy ending all underpinned with the author’s trademark
period detail. In short, there is nothing quite like this series
and I have read a lot of Regencies. I look forward to seeing
what Constable and Robinson will next make available to UK readers
from her backlist.
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