Someone to Hold A Westcott Novel Mary Balogh 9780451477804 Books
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A reversal of fortune befalls a young woman in this charming Westcott novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone to Wed.
Humphrey Wescott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a fortune and a scandalous secret that will forever alter the lives of his family—sending one daughter on a journey of self-discovery...
With her parents’ marriage declared bigamous, Camille Westcott is now illegitimate and without a title. Looking to eschew the trappings of her old life, she leaves London to teach at the Bath orphanage where her newly discovered half-sister lived. But even as she settles in, she must sit for a portrait commissioned by her grandmother and endure an artist who riles her every nerve.
An art teacher at the orphanage that was once his home, Joel Cunningham has been hired to paint the portrait of the haughty new teacher. But as Camille poses for Joel, their mutual contempt soon turns to desire. And it is only the bond between them that will allow them to weather the rough storm that lies ahead...
Someone to Hold A Westcott Novel Mary Balogh 9780451477804 Books
"Someone to Hold" by Mary Balogh 2017If you remember from book One "Someone to Love", the Earl had three children by the Countess of Riverdale. Book two is about the eldest daughter Lady Camille Wescott who is now Miss Westcott after it was found that her father had married her mother four months before his first wife died. Thus leaving Camille, her sister, Anastasia and her brother, Harry bastards.
Harry had lost the title and joined the 95th Foot Regiment known as the Rifles. Camille's mother lost all her social status and had reverted to her maiden name, Miss Kingsley.
Camille's fiancee, Viscount Uxbury, asked her to call off the betrothal the day after she found out about her new status instead of supporting her. This was a great pain she never spoke of.
Camille's mother dropped her and Anastasia off at her mother's home in Bath and went to live with her brother in Dorsetshire.
Camille retreated within herself not wanting to socialize at all.
She finally decided to drop this pitting act and felt it was time to figure out her life. She had heard that the teacher they had hired to replace Anna Snow wasn't working out. Camille meant to go to the orphanage and apply for the position.
In the meantime an art teacher, Joel Cunningham, at the orphanage had been hired by Camille's grandmother to paint a portrait of the girls. When he was making sketches of Camille, does he see somethings that Camille doesn't realize herself?
Would this be the beginning of a new life for Camille? Would she ever again be happy? Would she ever fall in love again? You need to read "Someone to Hold" to find the answers.
I am anxiously awaiting "Someone to Wed" coming out in November 2017. Happy Reading!
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Someone to Hold A Westcott Novel Mary Balogh 9780451477804 Books Reviews
Well, I have to give all credit due to Mary Balough for creating one of the most emotionally stunted characters I’ve read in a good long while. Camille is stiff-necked, judgmental, haughty and through the first half of the novel, not terribly likable. All-in-all, she’s pretty irritating. However, if you’ve read this series in order, you’ll also know that at least part of her behavior is because she feels victimized. You’ll also find the reasons why and that her feelings are legitimate.
Given this description, I don’t want you to think that Camille isn’t worth reading about. She would have been had she not shown emotional growth over time. Ms. Balough had done a wonderful job of taking an cold, unlikeable character and slowly infusing her with warmth. Trust and an undeveloped sense of what it means to love and be loved are the primary issues and it takes most of the novel for Camille to come to those understandings. Ms. Balough has also provided believable events and situations for Camille’s emotional awakening.
Our hero, Joel, also has his issues but even with a few bumps along the way, he is a grounded character who helps guide Camille out of her self-imposed emotional prison. For me, his primary attraction is that he feels like a real man rather than the stereotype of so many period romance novels.
Because this is a series, many of the same characters appear in all the novels and for the most part, the reader learns something new about them. I believe that adds a rich texture to the reading experience and is especially appealing to me.
Bottom line This is one of the better installments of the Westcott series and I recommend it. The four rather than five star rating is due to some “coincidental” events that felt a bit contrived to me.
FINAL DECISION Mary Balogh never shies away from difficult romances. With a heroine who is unsympathetic in the first book in the series, I was amazed that I, like the hero, was able to see both sides of the story and fall in love.
THE STORY Camille Westcott's world has fallen apart. It has been revealed that her father entered into a bigamous marriage with her mother and although raised as Lady Camille, it turns out that Camilla and her brother and sister are illegitimate and that Camilla has a legitimate older sister who unexpectedly inherits. This turn of fortune has left Camille not knowing who she is and who she will be. Residing in Bath with her grandmother, Camille decides to take a job as a teacher at the orphanage where her sister had been raised and herself was a teacher. At the orphanage, Camille meets Joel Cunningham, a dear friend of Camille's older sister and a man inclined to dislike the cold Camille. Joel, however, discovers that there are two sides to every story and that Camille is a woman with many facets.
OPINION Balogh has a wonderful way of taking flawed human characters and allowing the readers to understand and love them. Camille is a character that appears cold and haughty and just so nasty in the first book. This book takes its time revealing her character (as Joel discovers her) and allowing everyone to understand her actions and also to allow her to grow and change. This book, like many others written by Balogh, challenge the readers to fall in love with the characters. There is a call for understanding and compassion for the imperfection of the human spirit.
Joel is a man who is confounded to realize that as the story progresses he can sympathize with both his old friend and Camille -- even as Camille and her sister are in conflict. If he can understand and fall for Camille, who is the reader to hold her prior behavior against her? Joel has his own journey in this book as he grew up in the orphanage and is ignorant of his origins. His discovers serve as a counterpoint to Camille's own journey.
Readers who have explored Balogh's books before will find familiar ground. There are no huge dramatic moments in this book. This is a deliberate journey through the self-discovery of the main characters. The intense focus on the personal allows the reader to truly understand these characters.
I started out not expecting to like this book (one reason that I delayed for months in reading it), but I ended up really enjoying these characters and their journey.
WORTH MENTIONING I love all the characters in the Westcott series. We get to see just about everyone and get an update on what is going on in their lives.
CONNECTED BOOKS SOMEONE TO HOLD is the second book in the Westcott series. While the romance is self-contained in this book, I think the relationships between all the relevant characters is better understood if the first book in the series is read first.
STAR RATING I give this book 4 stars.
"Someone to Hold" by Mary Balogh 2017
If you remember from book One "Someone to Love", the Earl had three children by the Countess of Riverdale. Book two is about the eldest daughter Lady Camille Wescott who is now Miss Westcott after it was found that her father had married her mother four months before his first wife died. Thus leaving Camille, her sister, Anastasia and her brother, Harry bastards.
Harry had lost the title and joined the 95th Foot Regiment known as the Rifles. Camille's mother lost all her social status and had reverted to her maiden name, Miss Kingsley.
Camille's fiancee, Viscount Uxbury, asked her to call off the betrothal the day after she found out about her new status instead of supporting her. This was a great pain she never spoke of.
Camille's mother dropped her and Anastasia off at her mother's home in Bath and went to live with her brother in Dorsetshire.
Camille retreated within herself not wanting to socialize at all.
She finally decided to drop this pitting act and felt it was time to figure out her life. She had heard that the teacher they had hired to replace Anna Snow wasn't working out. Camille meant to go to the orphanage and apply for the position.
In the meantime an art teacher, Joel Cunningham, at the orphanage had been hired by Camille's grandmother to paint a portrait of the girls. When he was making sketches of Camille, does he see somethings that Camille doesn't realize herself?
Would this be the beginning of a new life for Camille? Would she ever again be happy? Would she ever fall in love again? You need to read "Someone to Hold" to find the answers.
I am anxiously awaiting "Someone to Wed" coming out in November 2017. Happy Reading!
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