Ravenscliffe is the follow-up novel to Netherwood
and is set in Yorkshire in 1904. I loved
Netherwood and was excited to read the sequel right away. Eve Williams has created a successful
business with her great cooking and enterprising nature. Her friend, Russian immigrant Anna, has helped
her to pursue her dreams. Anna takes them
a step farther by finding her a perfect Victorian Villa in the common,
Ravenscliffe. Eve’s returning brother
Silas helps her to procure the Villa and Anna sets to work making it into a
beautiful home.
Eve and Daniel move forward with their wedding even
though Seth is not pleased with his mother’s remarriage. At Netherwood, the family prepares for a
visit from the King and the heir to the estate finds himself in love with a
flamboyant American woman. When an
unexpected tragedy strikes, both the family at the hall as well as the Williams
family are thrown into turmoil.
I loved Ravenscliffe. Sanderson has written a great
saga with many fascinating characters with interesting stories during a great
time period. One aspect I particularly
enjoy is the role of the women in this particular time period. I love Lady Henrietta. She is the oldest of the Earl of Netherwood’s
children and the most capable of running the estate, but as a daughter she cannot
inherit. Instead the lazy Tobias is the
heir. This makes Henrietta start to
think about the rights of women. I also
enjoyed the stories of the coal mines at Netherwood and Amos Sykes fight for
the rights and safety of the miners. I
was sad when the book ended, but then saw online that here is a third book in
the series. Please publish it in the
United States!
Overall Ravenscliffe is a wonderful historical
fiction saga and I highly recommend it.
Book Source:
Review Copy from William Morrow – Thanks!
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