Ask Me No Questions
A Novel of Georgian England
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2.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"A worthy successor to Georgette Heyer at her very best," says the Chattanooga Times of Patricia Veryan, whose latest gem in The Tales of the Jeweled Men introduces perhaps her most vibrant and resourceful heroine to date.
Young Ruth Allington is a woman in exceptionally dire straits. Her father, brother, and husband have died, leaving her with a disgraced family name, an estate in debt, and two small nephews to support. Her few assets include a quick mind, a superb artistic ability, and her new friendship with the generous–and crafty–Gwendolyn Rossiter...
Ask Me No Questions follows Time's Fool and Had We Never Loved in The Tales of the Jeweled Men.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This well-paced, tightly written third volume (after Had We Never Loved ) in Veryan's ``Jeweled Men'' series set in Georgian England, introduces an attractive young British widow, Ruth Allington, gamely attempting to support her twin nephews and maid after a family disgrace, engineered unbeknownst to her by the devilish League of Jeweled Men. An accomplished artist, Ruth becomes involved in the League's intrigues when a (brilliantly drawn) battle-ax of a noblewoman helps her find a position as an art restorer. Old Brian Chandler would not dream of hiring a young, attractive widow from a besmirched family, but careful half-truths gain Ruth the job. She soon wins her patron's friendship and, slowly, the admiration and love of his son, Gordon. Meanwhile, the League connives to acquire the Chandlers' gorgeous estate, as they have others, by insidious attacks on the family name, a scheme in which Ruth plays an unwitting part. In a less talented writer's hands, the numerous deceptions and obscurities would render this romance incredible, but fine characterizations and cunningly placed plot hints make it all work. Good use of period detail and dialect also distinguish this enjoyable addition to the genre.
