![]() ![]() Instead, she feels a wave of euphoria, anticipating an escape from her former life to travel the world in pursuit of exotic butterflies, an expertise she’s finely honed.Īs the story unfolded, I discovered an independent, highly articulate heroine (she’s a voracious reader). Two such spinsters had been Veronica’s lifelong guardians, yet Veronica is unable to shed a single tear at the funeral. Set in Victorian England, the opening scene introduces a strong-willed, unconventional heroine attending the somber funeral of her remaining spinster aunt. An author new to me, I was very pleasantly surprised. Always on the lookout for a read with action, snappy dialogue, and a mystery, I happened upon Deanna Raybourn’s A Curious Beginning. ![]()
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