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A Disgraceful Deceit |
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 A Disgraceful Deceit byGillian Kaye Robert Hale Publishers 239 pages, 2000 ISBN 0709066104 Reviewed by our UK Editor Rachel A Hyde The Hon Elinor Craithen has two problems – firstly that most people find her plain and secondly her cousin Claude who has joined the dandy set and is gambling far too deeply for his pocket. He has his eye on her fortune and tries to seduce her in her own bedroom but comes off worse when matched with a poker. Elinor runs away to her old governess but finds that she has recently died and having nowhere else to go decides to become a governess herself – or rather a nursery maid – the young widower Justin Towneley’s children. "Ellie" charms Justin but soon she finds that their neighbor Robert also has designs on her. This is sprightly Regency set in York and its environs for a change, so readers can see how the Northern folk lived in comparison with their London and Bath-based counterparts. I enjoyed this gentle portrayal of provincial life and look forward to more of Ms Kaye’s novels. Likeable characters, some interesting details and descriptions make this an enjoyable tale. |
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