In Regency London, Lady Augusta Colebrook and her twin sister Julia are asked by a friend for help. The friend’s goddaughter needs to be rescued from her abusive husband. On the way their carriage is attacked by highwaymen. And so the cases begin.
This novel is set into three parts, each a different case of a woman or women in need. I will warn readers now, this novel is historically accurate to the times. There will be moments that make readers cry, scream, but also hope. I have to agree with many other reviewers that I hated a good many people.
I felt that Lady Augusta’s family was inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, specifically the Dashwoods. Their brother Lord Duffy makes me want to smack whiney needy men. Lady Julia is the nice one that you cannot help but hate, and yet you feel instantly guilty for feeling that way. Finally, Lady Augusta is a quick tempered, bored with society, protagonist.
I hope the next novel (author Alison Goodman has already said there is another) is lighter and contains one case. It would be the most important case of Lady Augusta’s and Lady Julia’s lives.
Overall, I rate this novel 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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