A Golden Cage (NEWPORT GILDED AGE)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B016JPTFEQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sophomore slump with a dreary entry COH I enjoyed the first book in the series and looked forward to this sequel. Unfortunately, this sophomore entry suffered from endless repetition of the same inner thoughts and reflections, which did nothing to further the characters or our enjoyment of them. The descriptions were fine in some places and weak in others. Joe scowled the whole book, Deanna was annoyed the whole book. Joe's parents were present in this entry but aside from their displays of affection, they remained flat characters. Thematically this book was like a broken record: Joe worried about Dee, Dee nosed in where she shouldn't, Elspeth abetted, Will was . Good Second Installment I enjoyed this book. It is thoughtful, as Deanna is thinking about and seeing the possibilities for a woman of her time and social class. The mystery is around a young woman of Dee's class who has become an actress. That freedom is counter-balanced by being socially outcast and sexually vulnerable. At the same time, Dee is with Joe's more progressive family, and she sees what a fulfilling marriage can look like, what the possibilities of a more protected freedom are. The plot is complex and interesting, with issues of birth control and homosexuality, public morality and private moral laxity at the forefront, since Oscar Wi. An enjoyable mystery The story of Deanna and Joe continues. A solid mystery that takes our characters into the world of stage acting. Shelley Freydont delivers.
Praise for A Gilded Grave “This well-crafted mystery is an absolute delight. Readers will fall in love with this intrepid new sleuthing pair and the dashing young men they assist. Freydont has brought Gilded Age Newport to life with the skill of a historian and the insight of the keenest social observer. A must read for fans of historical mystery.”—Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries . Deanna Randolph is my favorite new sleuth.”—Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The Counterfeit Heiress “Evokin
The author of A Gilded Grave returns to Newport, Rhode Island, at the close of the nineteenth century, where headstrong heiress Deanna Randolph must solve another murder among the social elite.With her mother in Europe, Deanna is staying with the Ballard family, who agree to chaperone her through the summer season and guide her toward an advantageous marriage proposal—or so her mother hopes. Relishing her new freedom, Deanna is more interested in buying one of the fashionable new bathing costumes, joining a ladies’ bicycling club, and befriending an actress named Amabelle Deeks, all of which would scandalize her mother. Far more scandalous is the discovery of a young man bludgeoned to death on the conservatory floor at Bonheur, the Ballards’ sumptuous “cottage.” De
She is also the author of several novels under the name Shelley Noble, and her books have been translated into seven languages. . Shelley Freydont is the author of several mystery series, including the Newport Gilded Age Mysteries (beginning with A Gilded Grave) and the Celebration Bay Mysteries, as well as those featuring Lindy Haggerty and Katie McDonald