Mrs England: The award-winning Sunday Times bestseller from the winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award

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Dazzling, dark, disturbing, and athmospheric are some of the words I have come across in review describing this book, but it fell short for me on many levels. I have had my lovely signed coloured edged physical book sitting on my shelf since this was published. Spoilers: There would have been a great storyline had Nurse May actually fallen deeper for Mr Booth, who had just married and was expecting a child with another woman, which at one point I was sure that’s where it was heading, that unfortunately ended abruptly.

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Of course there is no such thing as the perfect family and Ruby is alerted from the beginning that all is not well: Authors share the books they have enjoyed reading this year, including a hilarious dark comedy, poetry and a study of mystery illnesses Her first position did not last long because she couldn't leave England for America with this family. The school found her another position at the remote Hardcastle House taking care of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. England.Along with everything else, Mr. England was subtly controlling, and Mrs. England was quiet as a mouse. Mrs. England seemed to be afraid of her husband, and Ruby saw cigar burns on her hands. Writer me would like to add: people who write have probably heard, if not used of books like Save the Cat Writes a Novel, in which basic plot structures are analysed and you learn at which percentage of the book part X, Y and Z are supposed to happen. Similar guides can be found for free on the internet. A regény a 19-20. század fordulóján, a vidéki Anglia szövettermő gyárvidékére visz bennünket, de az ottani textilgyári munkások élete helyett, a polgári gazdag családok, önmagába zárt rendszerébe nyerhetünk bepillantást, a szolgálólét peremén álló May Dadus szemszögéből. Az új szolgálati helyen, Yorkshire-ben Ruby May, egy négygyermekes, jómódú családnál kap nevelőnői állást, és a kezdeti elfogódást csupán a cselédség barátságtalan hozzáállása árnyékolja be. Idővel azonban, ahogy a borítón az indák közül előbukkan a ház, lassan lemálik az illúzió, a fess és okos Mr. England gyönyörű családjáról, és a valóság talán nagyon más, mint amit Ruby May a tökéletes és precíz nevelőnő annak lát. The house is set on the desolate Yorkshire moors and it's a deliciously gothic one. Isolated yet compelling but as for friendly? Well, the father of the house might be but that Mrs England - you want to watch her I thought. The staff are very Mrs Danvers type people. Good for the reader, but not so good for the character who comes into the house as an outsider ... Welcome to my stop on the #HTPBooks Harlequin Trade Press Publishing’s 2022 Blog Tour for historical fiction. Thanks #HTPBooks #Netgalley for a complimentary eARC of #MrsEngland upon my request. All opinions are my own.

Mrs. England: A Novel - Kindle edition by Halls, Stacey

Personalmente, mi chiedo se inserire questi temi in contrasto a convenzioni sociali che erano completamente diverse da quelle attuali non sia una forzatura: è logico che, con i nostri occhi, certi comportamenti appaiano ottusi o addirittura misogini, però per l'epoca non erano così sconvolgenti. Dopo che la precedente famiglia decide di trasferirsi in America, Ruby si trasferisce a sua volta dalla Londra di inizio novecento alla sperduta brughiera dello Yorkshire. This was highly enjoyable from start to finish. I am always drawn to stories involving nannies and the children they care for. This novel included everything I love in a historical mystery. It carried a constant air of foreboding tension and suspense. The pace and flow kept me fully engaged and invested. The atmosphere was palpable and had me consumed and engrossed. I loved the family estate and forested lands that surrounded it - the author did a phenomenal job making the setting part of the intensity of the story. The characters were fantastic! I was curious and had my suspicions about each of them. I especially loved Ruby who I connected with immediately. Kifejezetten tetszett, jó volt elmerülni ebben a történetben. A regény középpontjában női sorsokról olvashatunk. A cselekmény drámai hangulata ellenére sem túl sötét vagy komor. Néhol romantikus szálak is felbukkannak a szórakoztató és realista módon ábrázolt, korabeli angol társadalomról szóló regényben. This version of Norland exists in 1904 England. A young woman who goes there can rise above her social class and take part in a lifestyle to which she would otherwise never be exposed. Such was the case for Ruby May, who attends Norland with a scholarship. At the beginning of the story, she is set to lose her position with the Radletts because they are moving overseas. They wish for Nurse May to go with them, but she refuses, saying that she can’t leave her family in England. It’s a bit mysterious because Norland nannies travel and live abroad with their families all the time. Why can’t Nurse May do the same? Slowly over the course of the novel, Stacey Halls reveals the answer to this mystery.

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Ruby May egy dadus, akinek sürgősen munkára van szüksége, így elmegy Mr. és Mrs. Englandhez, akiknek négy gyermekére kell vigyáznia. Csakhogy a házban valami furcsa, és ennek apró részleteire bukkan rá Ruby az ott töltött idő alatt. Bár nekem a vége kiszámítható volt, de Ruby háttértörténete teljesen lesokkolt és azt gondolom, hogy mindenképp érdemes volt róla írni egy könyvet, főleg, mert igaz történetből inspirálódott az író.

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I had read Ms. Halls' book THE LOST ORPHAN/THE FOUNDLING and thoroughly enjoyed her writing style and story line. The story is written in the first person, from the viewpoint of Ruby May; a strong and independent young woman who works as a children’s nurse. It begins in the Summer of 1904, with Ruby looking after a young girl, whose parents enjoy a prosperous life in Edwardian London. At the start Nurse May finds it hard fitting in within the servants hierarchy, feeling cut off and very much on her own. She also feels very uncomfortable with the master, Mr England, when he treats her on almost friendly equal terms. My Year in Nonfiction 2023 #NonficNov #NonfictionNovember #NonfictionBookParty #bookblogger #blogger October 31, 2023 I wonder if the setting of the novel in the year 1904 is significant, as the Suffragettes’ struggle to win the vote for women was becoming militant at this time. There is no overt politics in the book, but Halls appears to be putting forward a feminist case for the strength of women.Mrs England is the third novel by Stacey Halls. I’ve read both her previous works, The Familiars and The Foundling, and really enjoyed them both. I really like Stacey Halls’s style of writing so I was really excited to read Mrs England. Mrs England by Stacey Halls Review: Plot Lassan csordogáló történet, amihez apránként kapunk információt May dadus gyerekkoráról, családjáról. Ugyan akkor, így válik világossá miért olyan Mrs. England, mint amilyen. Mire a könyv végére érünk minden kiderül. De az olvasó képzeletére van bízva, kinek milyen irányba fordul az élete. Halls is very good at drawing characters, with Ruby aware of herself and others around her, although first impressions are sometimes misguided. Mrs England’s birth family are named Greatrex and are all unappealing, and rather homogenous. Perhaps this is an intentional contrast with an otherwise diverse cast, each of whom play an individual role in an intriguing book. Recommended: For me, the difference between 4 and 5 Stars is personal enjoyment, connection, and the wow factor. Even though I loved the histfic element, gothic and thriller are a bit out of my zone of enjoyment. I think others who love those aspects of the story will likely rate this 5 Stars because it’s well written and constructed and contains all the dark atmosphere and tension. I’m definitely recommending Mrs. England for fans of Rebecca and Jane Eyre and for readers who appreciate a tense histfic/mystery/thriller.