This book takes place at the Nightingale in the 1920s. The
Nightingale was owned by Honor Huxley and back then, women-owned businesses
certainly weren’t what they are today. To gain entrance, the light would shine
in the dark recess of an alleyway. Seems strange in today’s times. Along with
the Nightingale came secret meetings, secret relationships, some good and some
bad.
Beatrice (or Bluebird) was the singer and the way the author
described her voice made me almost be able to hear her singing. She was
Vivian’s best friend only secondary to Florence, Vivian’s sister, who was
married to Danny, and they had a little girl who was named after Vivian and
Florence’s mother. Vivian and Florence had a very troubled childhood between
their mother and her doings and their father disappearing. It’s no wonder they
took solace in one another. Florence married Danny, which made Vivian have to
deal with some emotions of longing, jealousy, and a bit of grief in not having
her sister to herself.
Vivian and Honor also had a relationship that was unheard of
back then, which made them very relatable as characters, at least to me.
Vivian, Honor, and Florence are three women who each have
their own inner strength for various reasons, which is something I admired
about their characters. Vivian was one to head straight on into trouble, no
matter the outcome, until she found the answers she was looking for. Florence,
too … she did something that was totally out of character for her and left the
two sisters shaking. Not to mention the good guys, the bad guys, and the final
truths that no one expected.
It was an interesting read for sure … about how things were
back in that time period. I do think it would be beneficial to read this series
in order, this being book four, to get a better sense of the characters and the
rest of the story that led them down this path. I did like the connection of
Florence, the sister, and Nightingale, the name of Honor’s establishment.
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