They look at it as more of an inconvenience. “Wahhh… I want to go to parties, meet men, and have sex!” Girl, chill. Dido isn’t alone in this mindset because many of the aristocratic characters we revolve around for much of the book don’t seem to realize there is a war on either. All she does is bitch and moan about how she wasn’t able to come out and be presented by the court because of the stupid war. Those of which, would have been cute if they hadn’t been so inconsistently used.ĭido is the most annoying character of the book, possibly of any book I’ve ever read in my lifetime. All characters you have seen before and they all have pet nicknames. Of the five girls, we have the mothering one, the baby, the smart one, the brave one, and the annoying one. To make matters worse, stereotypes ran rampant, especially in the daughters. I only kept reading because I wanted answers to the dead parachutist mystery, but by the time we answered that question I was hanging on by a thread. Each scene left me wanting more, or thinking there would be more to it. It was almost like Bowen wasn’t sure how to portray her thoughts on paper, so she just summarized what she wanted to happen and moved on. The writing wasn’t terrible, but it was very “paint by numbers.” I thought the story was very predictable, the characters were one-dimensional, and the action scenes fell flat.
I loved the cover, I thought the story line sounded intriguing, but somewhere between that and actually reading the book I lost interest very quickly. I wanted to love this book, I really did. I read this book as part of the Kindle First program. Inspired by the events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England falls? But Pamela has her own secret: she has taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British code-breaking facility.Īs Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela’s family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham’s middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves.
After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. Goodreads Synopsis: World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate.
Title: In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II
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