Total surprise historical audiobook read!
Ad pr product: Thank you to Netgalley and Mills and Book for a review copy.

When a friend on insta pointed out to me that the current audiobook I'd shared in my stories was a Mills and Boon publication I was surprised.

I'd selected this historical fiction book purely because I love historical fiction and it was written by Sarah Ferguson, I was intrigued, and no other audiobooks appealed on Netgalley at the time. I would not normally select a Mills and Boon book.

I really rather enjoyed it. Set in Scotland, London, Ireland and New York. It's inspired by Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, a great great aunt of the Duchess. Who she discovered whilst researching her family tree a few years ago. They both share some uncanny similarities in their lives. Which I picked up on whilst listening to the book.

Lady Margaret goes against her family's wish by refusing to marry, her chosen husband to be. This sets of a chain of events in her life. This book is not all about palaces and balls, there is some very gritty storylines about poverty in Victorian London, rural Ireland and New York. With Lady M trying her best to improve and help there situations. I particularly loved this element of the book, giving it a genuine historical feel.

Yes there is a background love story, but its not the dominant storyline at all. At the end of the book the Duchess talks about her research and her ancestor. As a family history researcher I found this fascinating. Happy to recommend this one if you love historical fiction.

I know you are all going to ask, no she does not narrate the book.

Just about edging into a surprise 4 star read ⭐⭐⭐⭐