Moonraker's Bride

Last night we had bookclub about the book Moonraker's Bride by Madeleine Brent. This was a FABULOUS book!!! Every single person loved this book and are interested in reading other books by this author. The writing is very smooth and full of adventure and romance and twists and turns that you don't expect. It ends well with all of the loose ends tied up and leaves you thirsting for more. It has a great story line and even some history.
It's set in the 1800's when the Victorian Era is at it's peak. It's about a young girl whose parents went to China to help with one of the Missions out there. They both die and leave their baby girl Lucy in the care of the Mission Mother who is from England. Well, Lucy ends up having to help run the mission because the Mother gets ill and eventually dies. It tells of the hardships and trials she has being poor in China and trying to take care of all the children. Being a "foreign devil" and a female to boot do not help the situation. She has a wonderful attitude that surprisingly is not far fetched. My favorite line and moral in the entire book is "Just do what comes next." There is a mysterious treasure that some families in England are trying to find and they enlist the help of Lucy to find it. It's about a young girl who grows up one way in a very male dominating culture and then gets thrown back into her English roots where Women are respected. She marries and is widowed all in one night and then marries again. You will not be left disappointed. The author takes so many twists and turns you are probably more likely to get a little motion sickness than be bored! This book is filled with adventure, romance, culture, a little bit of mystery and even some humor.
This book is out of print but some of the libraries do have it. A few of our readers have even found it on e-bay and amazon.com. If you get a chance to read it do it! I promise you will love it.
November's Book is Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell. We will be having our meeting a week early due to Thanksgiving. We will be meeting on the 19th at Cara's house 8pm. Hope to see you there or leave a comment on the blog.