“Reach For Tomorrow” – by Jessica Blair
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The year is 1891. Marie Newton is the daughter of a famous painter, Arthur Newton, and she has inherited much of her father’s skill. Luckily, her father is happy to encourage his daughter’s talent, agreeing that she may attend a prestigious art school in Paris. Accompanying her on her journey is her best-friend, Lucy, a young widow.
The girls find themselves entranced by Paris and each finds a sweetheart, though this does not bring happiness for Lucy. In order to help Lucy recover, Arthur proposes that the girls join him and his wife on a visit to America to visit relatives. But, Arthur’s past is about to catch up with him…
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I have found that historical romances can often seem very chaste and banal, with little, if any, storyline to keep the reader immersed or enthralled to the end. Jessica Blair has succeeded in bucking that trend, on both counts, with “Reach For Tomorrow”. The book is detailed in it’s descriptions, unhurried in it’s unfolding storyline, with an unrushed, planned final conclusion; whilst at the same time being in no way trite or laborious in it’s reading. I have read several books of Jessica Blair’s authorship and have found them all to be of an equally high standard, with content and context relevent to the time and place in which they are set. My kind of author!!
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