Fiction.
Romance.
Suspense.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:Sherry Thomas is one of the hottest new voices in historical romance, garnering the highest praise from today’s bestselling writers (“Entrancing.” —Mary Balogh; “Ravishingly sinful, intelligent and addictive.” —Eloisa James). Now Sherry delivers this powerful story of a remarkable woman and the love she thought she’d never find—with the man she thought she’d lost forever.… Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon—to no one’s surprise, not even Bryony Asquith’s. A man as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn't possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by becoming a doctor. Why, then, three years after their annulment and half a world away, does he track her down at her clinic in the remotest corner of India? Leo has no reason to think Bryony could ever forgive him for the way he treated her, but he won’t rest until he’s delivered an urgent message from her sister—and fulfilled his duty by escorting her safely back to England. But as they risk their lives for each other on the journey home, will the biggest danger be the treacherous war around them—or their rekindling passion?… (más)
"Trust is a choice. I choose to trust your love . . . "
"there is no such thing as courage in the absence of cowardice. Courage is also a choice: It's what happens when one refuses to give in to fear [ . . . ] Your trust gives me courage."
Sigh, so much heart-hurt for Bryony and Leo. Both made choices that ultimately were so harmful - to one another and to themselves. But not mistakes that I believe were unforgivable, just really difficult to navigate. Reading the MCs coming back together was achingly satisfying. I was always about to faint, overcome with despair, while reading Not Quite a Husband. It was so good and I feel that the pain has - a mystical way that only novels are capable of - enriched my life as a reader and I am better for having read it.
I keep thinking back to a scene where, in the present, Leo is remembering The Day Bryony Asked for an Annulment, and how he had brought a telescope home for her - unknowing that his wife was about to request an annulment - and as Bryony lays out her reasoning for why she is asking for The Annulment, he thinks to himself how she was no longer worth any effort he could possibly make. And it hurt so much to read someone reach that point. And it was made especially painful because the readers knows WHY Bryony has been so miserable their entire marriage, but Leo does not.
Some things did take me out of my reading experience, though. For one, the age of the two MCs during the "present" timeline. Leo is 28ish and Bryony is 32ish . . . which felt still too young to believe they've had so much more life experience AND maturity in only 3 years. However, their ages during the "past" timeline worked for me - they really were so young (23 and 27ish) and it made sense that they just did not have the tools to communicate with one another about their hopes, fears, disappointments, etc. . . and when they reconnect just a few years after the annulment, I'd rather have seen a "10 years later" situation.
I also felt the sex with a sleeping person just seemed a bit kookie? The first book in this series, Delicious, had some magical realism with the food and so I wonder if the somnophilia was, like, the magical realism in this book? It felt like Thomas was unable to commit to it - and maybe it would have been too Cronenberg-esque to expect an author to really flollow-thru with that kink. Finally, the English colonists in India during an uprising wasn't great. ( )
Paltry communication for the majority of the book, but it's one of the things they work on, so at least it's acknowledged. I really liked the love the characters had for each other, even separated, but it did feel like if 30 different things hadn't aligned just so- that they would have just remained apart and heartbroken for the rest of their lives! Which isn't my preference, I prefer the 'love will always find a way' sort. =P This did hold my interest though, and besides a little dragging near the end it kept a good pace. Additional small things I liked, hero's childhood crush, woman doctor, younger hero, setting outside the U.K., the heroine being the frosty one instead of the hero for a change, and a bit of danger. ( )
Getting a finished draft out of me takes a good editor. Making me cheerfully commit to start-over-from-scratch revisions takes a great editor. Getting a revised book out of me twice as good as what I started with takes an extraordinary editor.
This book is dedicated to Caitlin Alexander, my extraordinary editor.
Prologue In the course of her long and illustrious career, Bryony Asquith was the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, almost all of which described her appearance as distinguished and unique, and unfailingly commented upon the dramatic streak of white in her midnight dark hair.
Fiction.
Romance.
Suspense.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:Sherry Thomas is one of the hottest new voices in historical romance, garnering the highest praise from today’s bestselling writers (“Entrancing.” —Mary Balogh; “Ravishingly sinful, intelligent and addictive.” —Eloisa James). Now Sherry delivers this powerful story of a remarkable woman and the love she thought she’d never find—with the man she thought she’d lost forever.… Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon—to no one’s surprise, not even Bryony Asquith’s. A man as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn't possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by becoming a doctor. Why, then, three years after their annulment and half a world away, does he track her down at her clinic in the remotest corner of India? Leo has no reason to think Bryony could ever forgive him for the way he treated her, but he won’t rest until he’s delivered an urgent message from her sister—and fulfilled his duty by escorting her safely back to England. But as they risk their lives for each other on the journey home, will the biggest danger be the treacherous war around them—or their rekindling passion?
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"there is no such thing as courage in the absence of cowardice. Courage is also a choice: It's what happens when one refuses to give in to fear [ . . . ] Your trust gives me courage."
Sigh, so much heart-hurt for Bryony and Leo. Both made choices that ultimately were so harmful - to one another and to themselves. But not mistakes that I believe were unforgivable, just really difficult to navigate. Reading the MCs coming back together was achingly satisfying. I was always about to faint, overcome with despair, while reading Not Quite a Husband. It was so good and I feel that the pain has - a mystical way that only novels are capable of - enriched my life as a reader and I am better for having read it.
I keep thinking back to a scene where, in the present, Leo is remembering The Day Bryony Asked for an Annulment, and how he had brought a telescope home for her - unknowing that his wife was about to request an annulment - and as Bryony lays out her reasoning for why she is asking for The Annulment, he thinks to himself how she was no longer worth any effort he could possibly make. And it hurt so much to read someone reach that point. And it was made especially painful because the readers knows WHY Bryony has been so miserable their entire marriage, but Leo does not.
Some things did take me out of my reading experience, though. For one, the age of the two MCs during the "present" timeline. Leo is 28ish and Bryony is 32ish . . . which felt still too young to believe they've had so much more life experience AND maturity in only 3 years. However, their ages during the "past" timeline worked for me - they really were so young (23 and 27ish) and it made sense that they just did not have the tools to communicate with one another about their hopes, fears, disappointments, etc. . . and when they reconnect just a few years after the annulment, I'd rather have seen a "10 years later" situation.
I also felt the sex with a sleeping person just seemed a bit kookie? The first book in this series, Delicious, had some magical realism with the food and so I wonder if the somnophilia was, like, the magical realism in this book? It felt like Thomas was unable to commit to it - and maybe it would have been too Cronenberg-esque to expect an author to really flollow-thru with that kink. Finally, the English colonists in India during an uprising wasn't great. (