MacColl, Michaela
Secrets in the Snow, 262 pgs.
Chronicle Books, 2016.
$16.99 Content: Language: G;
Violence: PG-13; Mature Content: PG.
While
staying with her brother, Edward, Jane Austen is made aware that her cousin, Eliza, is
being watched by the War Office and is suspected of being a French spy. Jane intercepts Eliza on her way to visit Edward and takes her home to
Jane’s country house in an attempt to keep her away from suspicion. There is a mysterious man that keeps
following Jane and Eliza and he might be the reason the English suspect Eliza,
but Jane will do everything she can to protect her cousin.
I really wanted to like this book. I was even open to the idea that Jane Austen
was the main character, even though the only similarity was the setting and
family names. That said, Jane wasn’t
easy to relate to or very likable- she was nosy and disagreeable.
*Spoiler* She also helps cover up a murder, which crowned my dislike of
her. My favorite part of this book was
the author’s note which had an interesting succinct biography of Jane Austen’s life.
MS, HS – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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