Tweezle Reads

Set in 1815 England, this beautifully written story will captivate the heart of the reader from the very first page. Well researched and wonderfully detailed, The Maid of Fairbourne Hall will transport the reader back in a time where servants were never to be seen and barely ever thought of as a person with feelings. With extremely well developed characters, one will forget this is a work of fiction and be swept away into a world of Upstairs/Downstairs.

My favorite characters were not always so at the beginning. Margaret was a spoiled well-off girl who had servants to do everything for her. Not until she realized that she had no choice but to leave a bad situation, did she start becoming a bit more tolerable. As she grew and matured, I ended up adoring her. Nathaniel was different. I liked him from the beginning and fell in love with him by the end of the book. He was a wonderful, responsible and humble man who kept God at the center of his life.

Julie Klassen is a new-to-me author who captured my heart with this book. She has a wonderful style of writing that kept me from wanting to put the book down, and made me want to finish the book to see what happened, but also made me terribly disappointed the book ended. Her characters and the lessons they learned will be with me for a very long time!

The Maid of Fairbourne Hall is definitely one of my favorite books and had me out and looking for other books to read by this amazing author. With that said, Julie has also made my favorite authors list. I can't wait to get started on another one of her books!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!