Leona Gladney is an interesting character. I’m not exactly sure of the year, but back in Leona’s day women were to be seen and not heard. Leona didn’t subscribe to that notion. She wanted to be an author, but in order to do so she penned as a man, the only way she could have published works. No one knew, not even her husband.
Her husband, Gil, was also an interesting character. He
seemed to always be mad at Leona for one reason or another, so much so that he
basically ordered her to stay home instead of pursuing her friend’s untimely
death and the reasons behind it.
Leona also got herself involved in the Frosts’ lives, they
were what you would call spiritualists. The antics this woman pulled just to
find out the truth she was seeking … unheard of in her day.
We also are introduced to Leona’s grandfather, Mr. Earl. He
seemed to be a stately gentleman and only wanted the best for Leona.
And the McCarthy family, only an older couple. Mrs. McCarthy
was Leona and Gil’s house maid, for lack of a better term. Near the end of this
tale, she wanted to help Leona in any way she could.
Detective Day. He was in hot pursuit of Leona thinking she
committed some bad deeds. Was he ever surprised when the truth was revealed and
the way it was revealed.
For me, a historical tale has to have substance, has to be
more than just full of facts and statistics. This one did that, it told a story
in vivid detail. I could almost see Leona in her disguises going up to the
spiritualists’ houses and inserting herself into their meetings just to find
out what happened to Daphne. Also, back in Leona’s time, it was unheard of to
have a colored friend; she had one in the person of Ruth. Ruth wasn’t a strong
character in this tale and I wish she would’ve been; she was a good friend to
Leona.
I enjoyed reading about Leona’s adventures in her search for
the truth. She came up with some pretty good ideas.
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Thanks for sharing. I absolutely loved this book, I loved Leona, I loved everything about it! - :-)
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