The attraction between them is still there, but there are any number of barriers (some of them tiresome to me) that stand in the way of a happy ending. Trev is flabbergasted to discover that Callie hasn’t married in his absence in fact, she is somewhat notorious for having been engaged three times, and then jilted three times. Trev went away for nine long years, and now he’s finally returned, compelled by his beloved mother’s ill health. When Callie’s father caught them on the verge of being in flagrante delicto, he whipped Trev across the face, causing a scar, and banished him from ever seeing Callie again. Trev was Callie’s friend, partner in crime, and secret amour when the two were teenagers. She didn’t even have to match to be overlooked.Ĭallie finds this ability tested one night when at the village assembly, Trevelyn d’Augustin appears. She could sit against the pink damask in the ballroom or sit against the green silk in the refreshment chamber. By the age of seven and twenty, she had perfected the art of blending into the wallpaper and woodwork so well that she never had to dance and only her most intimate friends greeted her.
Lady Callista Taillefaire was a gifted wallflower. My memory of the book was somewhat refreshed by reading the blurb, but most of the details of the plot were new to me (again, I guess).
On the downside, it suggests that Lessons in French was not that memorable the first time around (at least compared to other Kinsales).
On the upside, not remembering the book means that in a way it was a fresh read for me. Since, by my Kinsale reread standards, this is a relatively recent reread, you would think that I’d remember it better than, say, The Shadow and the Star, which I first read in the 1990s. This is Kinsale’s last book, in that she hasn’t published any since Lessons in French came out in 2010. (I’ve been saving For My Lady’s Heart and its sequel Shadowheart for last, for reasons that probably only make sense to me.) I’ve been rereading and reviewing all of Laura Kinsale’s romances since 2016 – this is number ten (of 12) on my reread list. Jennie B Reviews / Book Reviews historical romance / reunited-lovers 11 Comments REVIEW: Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale
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