Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna
Davidson Politano 416 pages
Aurelie
Harcourt was raised in Shepton Mallet Prison, a debtor’s prison; it was the
only home she had ever remember having. Now that her father has died, she is
thrust, alone, upon the world.
Luckily
for her, she is aware if some relatives, her father’s sister and her family,
who reluctantly take her in. She isn’t welcome and feels it from the moment she
arrives. But Aurelie harbors a deep secret.
During
his years in prison, her father took up writing. When he died unexpectedly, he
was in the middle of a novel that was serialized. London is enamored with
Nathaniel Droll, and cannot wait for each installment. Aurelie is left to
finish the story.
Keeping
her secret isn’t easy. She must find a way to post the manuscripts to the
publisher. As she begins to include details that only the family would
recognize, they begin to believe that a traitor is in their midst.
What’s
most intriguing in that the novel is that it is about her own mother’s
disappearance, virtually creating a story-within-a-story. Politano has an easy,
breezy style that makes this a fun read, but it also distracts from the
emotional depth that I should have felt as a reader. Therefore,
Lady Jayne Disappears receives 4 out
of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
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