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Before reading this book, all I knew about the Troubles in Ireland was that the Catholics and Protestants hated each other and the IRA blew stuff up. Now I can say I know a whole heck of a lot more. The framing of Radden Keefe’s history of the conflict is the disappearance of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 who had just lost her husband
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If I had partial stars to work with, I would rate the first 3 books in this series as The Duchess Deal – 4.25 stars; The Governess Game – 4.5 stars, and this one – 4.0 stars. Penelope is a fun and unconventional character, which is entertaining to read, but Gabriel is kind of a rollercoaster who doesn’t have much depth beyond “used to be very poor, now wants
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Jessica James is back in her hometown, teaching math at the high school, but not for long. She has big plans to see the world, so she’s only sticking around long enough to save some money and then she’s gone. And she’s certainly not going to let some guy hold her back. Except she’s always had a wicked crush on one of the Winston twins,
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I actually liked this book slightly more than The Duchess Deal, perhaps because Alex is just a more interesting female lead. She has an unusual profession (clocksetter), despite that she isn’t actually doing that work during the timespan of the book, and an unusual background. The 2 young girls were also a nice addition to the story, and they reminded me of the older 2 sisters
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