1. The Tutor's Daughter
    Julie Klassen
    Bethany House / 2012 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Alannie Marshall
    Raleigh, NC
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Literary Gem!
    February 6, 2013
    Alannie Marshall
    Raleigh, NC
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I recently finished reading The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen. Wow! What a literary gem! With the mystery and intrigue of Jane Eyre, The Tutor's Daughter captivated me from the very first page. The plot was fantastic! Thoroughly gripping and moving, I never wanted it to end! The characters came to feel like family, and I was cheering Emma on with as much enthusiasm as a football stadium! What a realistically flawed yet moving character! Emma and I have more in common than I would care to admit! The romance was absolutely lovely! It was very much like that of a Jane Austen novel. Julie Klassen is amazing! This wonderful woman has earned a die-hard fan! I am looking forward to more from her in the future! I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review. 
  2. Vera
    North Carolina
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Regency period novel reminensent of Jane Austen
    February 5, 2013
    Vera
    North Carolina
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    About the book: Emma Smallwood, determined to help her widowed father when his boarding school fails, accompanies him to the cliff-top manor of a baronet and his four sons. But soon after they arrive and begin teaching the two younger boys, mysterious things begin to happen. Who does Emma hear playing the pianoforte at night, only to find the music room empty? And who begins sneaking into her bedchamber, leaving behind strange mementoes?

    The baronet's older sons, Phillip and Henry Weston, wrestle with problems--and secrets--of their own. They both remember the studious Miss Smallwood from their days at her father's academy. But now one of them finds himself unexpectedly drawn to her...

    When suspicious acts escalate, can Emma figure out which brother to blame and which to trust with her heart? Filled with page-turning suspense, The Tutor's Daughter takes readers to the windswept Cornwall coast--a place infamous for shipwrecks and superstitions--where danger lurks, faith is tested, and romance awaits.

    Review: Author Julie Klassen has again brought a regency novel set in the year 1817 of the Jane Austen caliber to us just as she did in Maid of Fairbourn Hall (see my review of that book). I thoroughly enjoyed the development of each of the characters in The Tutor's Daughter. The delightful Miss Emma Smallwood, daughter of the tutor whose school is failing to the boys who have previously been students of the elder Mr. Smallwood and whom Miss Emma has dealt with when she acted as her father's assistant in the school. The two boys each with such different characters and who had in past years been young students in the school and who have grown into manhood. And of course, Mr. Smallwood who is struggling with melancholy because of his wife's death.

    An opportunity presents itself to the Smallwoods when Mr. Smallwood is called to tutor the twin sons of Sir Giles Weston, the younger siblings of Phillip and Henry Weston whom they had previously taught in the school. This opportunity will allow them to leave their impending poverty and move into the rambling castle on the Cornwall coast typical of the well off class during the Regency period. The castle and coastal area is replete with secrecy, mystery, beauty, and strained family relationships. As the story develops, the twist of plot and keen attention to detail so characteristic of Julie Klassen's writing brings this Regency period historical story alive to the reader. There is even a sweet romance that develops (and of course, I'm not telling the outcome of that).

    If you are a Jane Eyre, Jane Austen, classic or Regency period enthusist, you will most likely enjoy the writings of Julie Klassen.

    DISCLOSURE: A complimentary review copy of The Tutor's Daughter was provided by Bethany House in exchange for my honest review. Opinions expressed are solely my own.
  3. The Happy Reader
    Columbia, TN
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Delightful!
    February 4, 2013
    The Happy Reader
    Columbia, TN
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Julie Klassen is a wonderful writer that takes her readers on a gentle, love-inspiring journey.

    The Tutor's Daughter is a delightful read, filled with tempestuous storms amidst wonderful Cornwall history and setting. Meet self-sufficient tutor's daughter, Emma Smallwood. Lonely after the death of her mother, she must rely upon herself to get things done as her father is near drowning in his melancholic state of mourning.

    Called to tutor the twin sons of Sir Giles Weston, Emma and her father move to Cornwall, leaving her beloved home behind. Emma is cautiously happy, but realizes things aren't going to be easy. Especially when she must face Henry Weston, her father's previous student who lived to torment her. Could reconnecting with his brother, her old friend, Phillip Weston, help her through the uncomfortableness of being in a home where their reception is less than welcome? And is it possible to forgive when wrongs almost take her life during her journey to finding God's never-ending love for one of His children?

    I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the characters will be a part of my thoughts for months to come. Another winner from my favorite author. This one deserves a place on my favorite books shelf. Highly recommend to those who love clean Christian fiction with a strong message of forgiveness.

    *I received this book in exchange for an honest review. These thoughts are my own, and I was not required to leave a good review.*.
  4. NDCathy
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Very enjoyable read! Highly recommend.
    January 31, 2013
    NDCathy
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Another wonderful book from Julie Klassen. She describes characters, events, and settings in such a way that you feel you are right there as events unfold. i like that her characters are not "picture perfect" ....enjoyable to read!
  5. Digging4Pearls
    Shippensburg, PA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Must Read
    January 29, 2013
    Digging4Pearls
    Shippensburg, PA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Julie Klassen weaves an amusing tale of Emma Smallwood in The Tutor's Daughter. Set in England in 1817, Emma is a stickler for details. Perhaps it comes as a result of being an only child, and lone female in her father's Academy for young men. But after the death of Emma's mother, her father no longer has interest in running the school. To Emma's surprise, he agrees to be a private tutor for a baronet's two sons. She has mixed feelings since they will need to live at the employer's estate, and she'll be in close contact with the two older sons - Phillip and Henry Weston, former students at her father's academy. Thoughts of Phillip make Emma's heart pound with excitement, while musings of Henry only bring about anger and annoyance.

    The novel is riddled with mystery and suspicious acts. It's set against the backdrop of the coast of Cornwall during times of shipwreck and danger.

    I especially enjoyed the fastidiousness of young Emma and her delight in making detailed lists, from books she wanted to read, to observations of those she came in contact. Julie Klassen has written a delightful book, which I highly recommend.

    This book was provided free for review by Bethany House Publishers.
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