The Maiden of Mayfair

by Lawana Blackwell

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If the Truth is Revealed, Will She Lose All She's Grown to Love? An orphanage in the slums of London is the only home Sarah Matthews has ever known. When she is suddenly whisked away to a wealthy widow's home in the prestigious Mayfair district, Sarah can't fathom what has happened. Why would this elderly woman, a stranger, want her company? But Dorothea Blake has reasons she isn't revealing. As Sarah blossoms into a young woman, the secret Mrs. Blake harbors threatens to make them both show more outcasts among London's elite. When a visitor unknowingly stumbles upon the truth, he puts Sarah at risk of losing everything she holds dear, including the attentions of a new curate. Will the mystery of her birth remain buried forever? show less

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-This was an enjoyable light read set in Victorian England. A rich old woman decides to take as a ward the illegitmate daughter of her only son, who recently died. The girl is tracked to an orphanage and Sarah becomes a member of the woman's household. There are a few twists to the plot but the story has a happy ending and is the beginning of a series. There are a lot of details about upper class life in that era in England and a what I'd call a few extraneous preachy moments, but all in all I enjoyed it.
This was a good book. I enjoyed seeing some of the characters change but and grow However, a few of the the characters seemed to be too good to be true turn -- without any flaws.
Free on Kindle. I couldn't read this. Maybe Spoiler but the plot twist at the very beginning didn't appeal to me. All it means is constant repeating of the fear of discovery & I don't like that kind of book.

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The Maiden of Mayfair

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Fiction and Literature, Christian Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3552 .L3429 .M35Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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