{"id":2928,"date":"2010-04-06T18:38:23","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T22:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2010-04-06T18:38:23","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T22:38:23","slug":"review-lessons-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/06\/review-lessons-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Lessons in French"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote style=\"border: double; border-color: #566d9f; padding-right: 15px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #566d9f;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-444\" title=\"lessonsinfrench\" src=\" http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/lessonsinfrench.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"347\" \/><span style=\"color: #566d9f;\">Lessons in French<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #566d9f;\"><br \/>\nAuthor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurakinsale.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Kinsale<\/a><br \/>\nPublisher: Sourcebooks<br \/>\nPub. Date: January 26, 2010<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-1402237010<br \/>\nRetail: $7.99<br \/>\n480 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #12121e;\"><em>She is, after all, Lady Callista Taillefaire, jilted three times in spite of her fortune and her father&#8217;s best efforts to find her a husband. Now her greatest desire is to win the silver cup at the agricultural fair with her gigantic prize bull, Hubert. But when Callie&#8217;s only old flame returns from his long and mysterious absence in France, her quiet spinster life turns upside down.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #12121e;\"><em>Dark-eyed, elegant and a magnet for trouble, Trevelyan d&#8217;Augustin has given Callie lessons in more than his language in the past. Her father put a harsh and humiliating end to any dreams of romance with a French \u00e9migr\u00e9 scoundrel, however, and Callie never thought to see him again. Swallowing his pride, Trev has finally come home to care for his failing mother, but his secrets and misdeeds follow him.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #12121e;\"><em>Callie soon remembers that nothing is ever peaceful with Trev around. The enormous Hubert vanishes into thin air, one of her former jilts comes back to woo her in a most determined manner&#8211;and her bull takes the town by storm! In the midst of these misadventures, Callie finds herself falling in love again with the worst possible man for her&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #61497a;\">~*~*~<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2458\" title=\"InMyWords\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InMyWords.png?resize=220%2C40\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"40\" \/><br \/>\n<em><strong>Kinsale fans everywhere will be enchanted and newcomers will be eager for more<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I am a newcomer to <strong><em>Laura Kinsale\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> work, and <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Lessons in French<\/strong><\/span> was the perfect introduction. From the first chapter, her delightful voice and heartening tone leap straight off the page:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>He took her to the bed in a swift move, pressing her backward until he tumbled her atop the counterpane. He leaned over her, braced on his hands, looking down at her face. \u201cI want to see your stockings,\u201d he growled. \u201cThe plain white ones.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Her lips parted, as if to make a refusal, and then she blinked. Her puzzled look only made her more adorable to him. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYes, I was driven demented in your closet.\u201d He bent down to kiss her. \u201cI\u2019m passionately in love with your hosiery.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This story is crafted with just the right balance of tenderness and sensuality and it didn\u2019t take long to sense that Kinsale is indeed a master at her craft. First, because this is a time period we see often in historical romance, but it felt the opposite of contrived. The setting, choice of character and conflict struck me as fresh, revitalized. Second, the gradual romantic build-up many authors of the genre have left behind is also given new life with Lady Callie Taillefaire and Trevelyn, Duc de Monceaux.<\/p>\n<p>Callie is instantly likeable\u2014a self-proclaimed wallflower but no less spirited or a capable farm girl of wealth and rank with a tendency to daydream reminiscent of Austen\u2019s Catherine Morland. Because she is so clever, Callie\u2019s streak of na\u00efvet\u00e9 at times seems forced, especially in regard to her assumption that Trev\u2019s feelings for her are fabricated. This small objection to this story\u2019s protagonist in no way dims Callie\u2019s identifiable nature. Trev is a sometimes unsteady mix of gentleman with a penchant for devilry, a hybrid I very much enjoyed. Raised an Englishman with staunch French heritage, he is a man caught between two worlds and feels society\u2019s consequences despite his high rank. His relationship with his French mother is one of the most touching of the story. Even while his past \u201csins\u201d are still vague to the reader, he is redeemable though his long-standing desire to be with Callie is crushed by his history. In the end, he is the most noble and charismatic hero I\u2019ve read in some time.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lessons in French <\/strong><\/em> is sure to entertain historical readers with a dash of intrigue, layered with elements of masquerade and humor. The love story is lighthearted one moment and heart-wrenching the next:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>She felt his arm slip about her waist. It seemed unreal, as if she stood in a dream where nothing made sense. \u201cYet?\u201d She felt close to tears. \u201cYou\u2019re going back to France?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d He leaned his forehead down, resting it against hers. \u201cWould you let me steal a kiss before I go?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhy?\u201d she whispered, her voice breaking. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause my mother says I love you.\u201d His lips grazed her temple lightly. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The secondary characters, whether it be the cook or Callie\u2019s prized bull, Hubert, are adorable. My only qualm with the writing is the occasional tendency to tell instead of show. The villages and residences of Shelford and Hereford are woven with serene but no less down-to-earth grace. Where historicals often seem fanciful and faraway, this book feels authentic. It\u2019s difficult to define why, other than the fact that it is written with so deft and loving a hand. Kinsale fans everywhere will be enchanted and newcomers like me will be eager for more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">8 (Very Good)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heat-Level: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3: (Sensual)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amberleighwilliams.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2931\" title=\"amberleigh\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/amberleigh.png?resize=540%2C138\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2928\" data-postid=\"2928\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2928 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lessons in French Author: Laura Kinsale Publisher: Sourcebooks Pub. 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