tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post850032155637463080..comments2023-11-05T03:22:55.709-08:00Comments on Bookworm1858: The Girl in the GatehouseThe Insouciant Sophisticatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-73834907128226577512012-02-13T23:50:48.129-08:002012-02-13T23:50:48.129-08:00The story centers on Mariah Aubrey, a young woman ...The story centers on Mariah Aubrey, a young woman with a soiled reputation and a broken heart. She has been rejected by her father and expelled from her home. Matthew Bryant, a Captain, soon leases the estate on which she now "hides". He is trying to prove his worth to a wealthy lady who rejected him years earlier. They experience live together, especially through events surrounding a nearby parish poor house, a mythological captain, a missing girl, and a bright red muffler.Canadahttp://ucanbewhatuwant.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-23242173108742236012011-04-10T11:55:32.805-07:002011-04-10T11:55:32.805-07:00This book poked along for me but Martin was my fav...This book poked along for me but Martin was my favorite character too. I wouldn't consider this Christian fiction though.Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"http://ourstack.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-27102155059445271822011-04-09T11:09:51.180-07:002011-04-09T11:09:51.180-07:00I enjoyed the book. Like you, I really liked Marti...I enjoyed the book. Like you, I really liked Martin. And I totally agree about the double standard.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959806709973196975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-78967513937596942232011-04-09T10:48:35.913-07:002011-04-09T10:48:35.913-07:00I enjoyed your review! It's always fun to comp...I enjoyed your review! It's always fun to compare each reader's reaction to one story. I loved the characters in this book. I felt like the subplots showed Mariah putting their troubles above her own--which definitely helps the healing process. You have a great site!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177523368064618185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-65938261816167119822011-04-09T08:08:29.378-07:002011-04-09T08:08:29.378-07:00This is a book I just picked up from the library. ...This is a book I just picked up from the library. It's sitting in a pile just waiting to be read. Thanks for the review.Getting Your Read Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883178823502387785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-53189877452598099842011-04-09T07:32:50.307-07:002011-04-09T07:32:50.307-07:00I agree with Joy. Promiscuity should not be celebr...I agree with Joy. Promiscuity should not be celebrated at all, but the double standard still grates on a person. It seems we all like Martin!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190011785450338206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-10365379655453769282011-04-09T07:24:17.707-07:002011-04-09T07:24:17.707-07:00Thanks so much for linking up with us this month!
...Thanks so much for linking up with us this month!<br /><br />I completely agree, men with lots of conquests get called playas and celebrated. I don't think promiscuity should be celebrated at all, but I do see the remnants of that double standard.Joy Tamsin Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559855237654982212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-50988450752844967952011-04-09T07:19:07.311-07:002011-04-09T07:19:07.311-07:00I chose the same questions. Several of us have! ...I chose the same questions. Several of us have! Loved Martin and liked that the other characters starting seeing him instead of his physical oddities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-87157223080258778082011-04-09T02:08:17.878-07:002011-04-09T02:08:17.878-07:00This sounds great! It's connected to Austen...This sounds great! It's connected to Austen's Mansfield Park, which is definitely a big plus. Too many subplots grate on me, but I think that I'd still read the book as it seems to have many good elements.Irena @ This Miss Loves to Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127816068294702715noreply@blogger.com