Author: Cate Campbell
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp, 2013
Pages: 378 p
Source: VOYA
Compensation: none
Frank Parrish is back in the States after voluntarily serving
overseas for the King’s Army in the First World War. He is looking for work
when he runs into a fellow soldier, Preston Benedict, who promises to help him.
Parrish winds up getting entrenched in Benedict’s family life, especially with
his sister Margot, a doctor at a time when women were encouraged to be nurses
but not doctors. Benedict Hall
alternates the viewpoints of the story between Parrish, Preston Benedict,
Margot Benedict and the Benedict’s African American butler Blake.
The novel
starts out slowly, taking time to introduce each of the characters and
establish the background of the story. It feels very much like a show setting
the stage and the back cover claims that fans of TV’s Downton Abbey will enjoy
it. Once the introductions are done and Campbell focuses on the heart of the
tale—Preston’s odd sadistic nature and its effects on those around him—it truly
does become a page-turner. Campbell has a flair for historical fiction, which
is not surprising since Campbell is author Louise Marley’s new pseudonym for
stories that are pure historical fiction. Benedict
Hall will not disappoint fans of the genre. Campbell handles issues of
gender and race, as well as family conflict quite well against the larger
backdrop of a country coming of age.
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1 comment:
Oh, I haven't read this one yet! It sounds great, gonna add this to my list to read.
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