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Silent Governess, The |  | Author: Julie Klassen
Publisher: Bethany House
Category: eBooks
This item is no longer available
Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 2542
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B0030T1AMA
Publication Date: January 1, 2010
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Product Description
Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems. Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed, will change his life forever. When he glimpses a figure on the grounds, he fears a spy or thief has overheard his devastating news. He is stunned to discover the intruder is a scrap of a woman with her throat badly injured. Fearing she will spread his secret, he gives the girl a post and confines her to his estate. As Olivia and Lord Bradley's secrets catch up with them, will their hidden pasts ruin their hope of finding love?
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 83
 "The Silent Governess" September 4, 2010
Marie M ("Sir Ian Hathcock-Waggerstaff's Caravan Manor")
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Whereas I usually enjoy reading Regency romance, I found The Silent Governess lacking. This book has a good plot and the author wove its Christian theme seamlessly into the story line, not overusing it. However, the story moved along at a turtle pace. Often, I felt like putting the book down and calling it quits, but Managed to stick it out.
Olivia Keene returned home late from Miss Cresswell's school, and noticed her father's coat on a chair that was over turned. It looked like her parents had a fight. Hearing her mother's cry from the bedroom, she investigated. In the dark room, she saw a man with his hands around her mother's throat. Olivia took a fire iron and hit the man in the head, knocking him out. Her mother handed her purse to Olivia, telling her to go to St. Aldyns and that she would meet her there when it was safe.
Olivia was on her way to St. Aldyns when she heard town folks talking about a party at Brightwell Court. Olivia had seen an article in her mother's purse referring to a Brightwell wedding announcement. Curious, Olivia proceeded to Brightwell Court, walked right through the gate, and past the courtyard. Olivia heard voices and ran behind a tree. She listened as Lord Bradley and his father, Lord Brightwell, discussed a private family matter. Next thing she knew, someone put a sack over her head and hauled her away. Lord Bradley decided to keep Olivia as a prisoner, because he did not want her revealing what she had heard. He would decide her fate when his parents returned from Italy.
There were several interesting developments throughout this book. I liked the story line, but it moved painfully slow. I limited my description of the story so not to reveal the plot.
 A delight to read, will keep you turning pages August 3, 2010
S. Barrett (Santa Cruz, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Julie Klassen is a wonderful writer and The Silent Governess is a story that will linger in your mind long after the last page.
I'm not normally a reader of Regency era books or inspirational stories, however Ms. Klassen's lively prose and evocative characterizations have made me a fan.
I read The Silent Governess on my Kindle and found the story both warm and meaningful. The reader comes to care about Olivia Keene and Lord Edward Bradley through the well-crafted plot. Both protagonists seemed true to their times and positions in life (although therein lies the tale) and the reader hangs on every turn of the plot.
An added bonus are the series of verses from books about governesses and other people of the times that precede each chapter.
Olivia's and Edward's story was both interesting and satisfyingly concluded.
Brava Ms. Klassen.
Best of the series so far July 10, 2010
Kady Neil
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've tried reading the other two books in this series, Lady of Milkweed Manor and The Apothecary's Daughter, and it took me forever to get through them. This book I was able to read in one week.
It's not the strongest Regency romance out there, but it was entertaining. I probably would have liked it even better if there was a heavier emphasis on the development of the romance and less on the mystery of the hero's parentage. I am thankful for the fact that the religious content of the book wasn't overdone. It was just the right balance - I never felt like I was being preached at.
can't wait for it to become a movie July 1, 2010
Helena Visser (Petersburg, Alaska)
I hope this one gets turned into a movie, you can just picture it as you read it. What I like about this story is that you learn as you read. It is a page turner and an easy read.
 AWFUL "CHRISTIAN" REGENCY--- June 28, 2010
SJ
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
Take a LONG-WINDED, BORING, and JUMBLED storyline; add poorly-written soap opera style seedy moments of rape, adultery, betrayal, greed, brutality, etc.; then throw in an occasional mention of Christ and prayers and you get the drift of this total time-wasting tale. On top of that, it was not even a romance as the "hero/heroine" didn't so much as hold hands until the last few pages. --I didn't realize it was supposed to be "Christian fiction" (my first--yet it brought to mind more the cruel-natured gossipy old biddies who sat holier-than-thou during the church sermon than the sweet, light, feel-good tale I would have expected.) --However it was listed, it was just plain awful...
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