Red Hair

***If you are planning on reading this book, please skip this review as there are spoilers included***

Red Hair by Elinor Glyn is a vintage romance story that was originally published in 1905. I suspect that the author had her tongue firmly in her cheek when she wrote about Evangeline Travers, a young, ravishing redhead who has been brought up by a rich guardian, Mrs. Carruthers. Upon Mrs. Carruthers death, her nephew and heir, Christopher arrives but he rejects the arranged marriage that the older woman desired. He then changes his mind, tries to contain Evangeline and marry her. His friend Lord Robert arrives and all too soon both men are dancing to the tune that Evangeline plays.

Evangeline is rather a provoking heroine, she appears to show more be amusing herself with these men, flirting outrageously and threatening to become an adventuress. It appears that because of her red hair everyone expects her to be trouble but with no connections or money there is not a lot she can do. Christopher eventually appears to forget about her but Lord Robert stays near and eventually wins Evangeline as his wife.

I found Red Hair to be rather dated and silly. It was originally published under the title “The Vicissitudes of Evangeline” which seems a much more fitting title. This was a light and quick read but I couldn’t help but think that the author originally meant for the romance to have been Evangeline and Christopher as they seemed to have much more chemistry and she and Lord Robert had. But Evangeline was very clever and perhaps becoming a duchess is exactly what she planned for. show less