Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked there since she was a wee girl and will likely die there. Despite a sense that she was made for something more, Brianna feels powerless to change her situation, so she consoles herself by exploring the Ballymacool grounds, looking for hidden treasures to add to the secret trove beneath the floorboards of her room.
When Michael Wray, the son of local gentry, is sent to Ballymacool to deal with his unruly cousin, he finds himself drawn to Brianna, immediately and inescapably. There is something about her that feels so . . . familiar. When Brianna finds a piece of silver in the woods, she commits to learning its origins, with the help of Michael. What they discover may change everything.
My Thoughts
I enjoyed reading
this book and found it to be well written. I loved being immersed in Irish culture and wanted to step into the book and walk around. I raged with Michael and the injustice done to Brianna and tried to figure out the clues to were she had come from. I did figure out the majority of the mystery, there were pieces that I didn't put together. I liked seeing Brianna grow and stand up for herself. I look forward to reading more books by Jennifer Deibel.
About the Author
Jennifer Deibel is the author of A Dance in Donegal (winner of the Kipp Award for Historical Romance) and The Lady of Galway Manor (a Parable Group bestseller). Her work has appeared on (in)courage, on The Better Mom, in Missions Mosaic magazine, and in other publications. With firsthand immersive experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the lens of culture, history, and family. After nearly a decade of living in Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona with her husband and their three children
"The Maid of Ballymacool" is avaliable in paperback:
- Publisher : Revell (February 21, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0800741749
- ISBN-13 : 978-0800741747
- Item Weight : 1.79 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.5 inches
and in Kindle edition:
- ASIN : B0B6Q1FHXY
- Publisher : Revell (February 21, 2023)
- Publication date : February 21, 2023
- Language : English
- File size : 8067 KB
I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.
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