In this inspirational historical romance debut novel set in 19thcenturyEngland a young pregnant woman is forced to make difficult choices. Twentyyearold Charlot... » 

In this inspirational historical romance debut novel set in 19thcenturyEngland a young pregnant woman is forced to make difficult choices. Twentyyearold Charlotte Lamb is the daughter of a heartless English vicar as wediscover when she becomes pregnant and he throws her out of her childhood home.Vulnerable and unprotected she is forced to a lodging place for unwed mothers.Soon Lamb must make decisions involving true love and sacrifice providingmany powerful turning points throughout the story. Although Klassenoccasionally lapses into backtoback dialogue her prose is generally smoothand Charlotte has the readers sympathy from the earliest pages. The amount ofinformation about wet nurses lactation and breastfeeding can become weightyalthough often intriguing such as the practice of using goats to directly feedfoundling infants to avoid the spread of syphilis. Faith themes are subtlywoven throughout. The reader will need to suspend disbelief to enjoy some ofthe plot twists especially the happilyeverafter ending which provides theredemptive conclusion common to Christian fiction. A bonus is the milkweedpoetry lore and symbolism knitted into the narrative. Both readers of faithfiction and general readers of historical romance should enjoy this lovelyfirst offering from Klassen. Jan. CORRECTION Cut to the Quick reviewedOct. 29 will be published in July 2008. Copyright 2007 Reed BusinessInformation. «