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Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure
by Courtney Milan
MRS. MARTIN'S INCOMPARABLE ADVENTURE is a novella within Courtney Milan's THE WORTH SAGA series. It stars Bertrice and Violetta, two single, older women who are brought together when Violetta seeks Bertrice's assistance in exacting revenge on Mr. Cappish, aka Bertrice's terrible nephew and Violetta's tenant.
This novella is sweet and funny. For such a short story, it really gets into fine-grain details about class and gender. Often in historical novels the varying social pressures are talked around, while in this book, Bertrice and Violetta hash them out directly, given that Violetta is working class and Bertrice is extremely wealthy.
Also, did I mention that not only is this a f/f romance, but they are both elderly women? Even as someone decades younger than these characters, I can already relate to the feelings of being overlooked and underestimated due to my age and gender.
I think there's no need to have read the other WORTH SAGA books if this one piques your interest, and you can certainly read it in one sitting if you want a cheerful story about taking back some power.
This novella is sweet and funny. For such a short story, it really gets into fine-grain details about class and gender. Often in historical novels the varying social pressures are talked around, while in this book, Bertrice and Violetta hash them out directly, given that Violetta is working class and Bertrice is extremely wealthy.
Also, did I mention that not only is this a f/f romance, but they are both elderly women? Even as someone decades younger than these characters, I can already relate to the feelings of being overlooked and underestimated due to my age and gender.
I think there's no need to have read the other WORTH SAGA books if this one piques your interest, and you can certainly read it in one sitting if you want a cheerful story about taking back some power.