#BlogTour: The Rector’s Daughter by Jean Fullerton @JeanFullerton_ @CorvusBooks @rararesources #TheRectorsDaughter #historicalfiction #saga

Book Synopsis:

Charlotte, daughter of Reverend Percival Hatton, has been content to follow the path laid out for her. Charlotte has an understanding with Captain Nicolas Paget – every inch the gentleman – who she expects someday to marry. But then she meets Josiah Martyn, and everything changes…

A driven and ambitious Cornish mining engineer, and the complete opposite to Captain Nicholas, Josiah has come to London to help build the first tunnel under the river Thames. When unpredictable events occur at the inauguration of the project, Josiah and Charlotte are suddenly thrown into an unexpected intimacy.

But not everyone is happy with Charlotte and Josiah growing closer. As friends turn to foes, will they be able to rewrite the stars and find their happy ever after, although all odds seem to be stacked against them…?

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My Review:

I’m a huge fan of this author’s other series based in world war 2 so I was very intrigued to read her new series based in the early 1800’s.

Once again the author has written an absorbing and gripping read that manages to completely transports the reader into the story. The historical detail in this book is exquisite and I enjoyed all the little details the author includes that helped give me a vivid picture of life at that time. I hadn’t read many books set in this era so I enjoyed learning more about this period, especially the construction of the Rotherhithe tunnel which I found utterly fascinating.

I loved the main character Charlotte who comes across as a kind, compassionate lady who is willing to go above and beyond the call of duty to help those in her community. Through her we learn more about the way of life at that time and the class differences. Her attraction to Josiah was wonderful to read about and I enjoyed watching it develop. I kept hoping they’d find a way to be together despite the class differences which were obviously a huge obstacle to their romance. I had to keep reading to find out how things would end for them.

I thought this was a beautifully written book which just draws the reader into the story. There was lots going on to keep the reader interested and the continual uncertainty of her bidding relationship with Josiah made for compelling reading which had me glued to the page. I hope there will be more books like this from the author in future.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Corvus for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

I was born into a large, East End family and grew up in the overcrowded streets clustered around the Tower of London. The Fullerton family have lived by London docks since the 1830s and all my books are set in and around this area.

East London has changed greatly and many of the old neighbourhoods I knew as a child have changed too, but I endeavour to bring them alive again in my East London stories of love, family and hard times. I feel that it is my background that gives my stories their distinctive authenticity.

I has been shortlisted for and won several awards and regularly undertake writing workshop. I’m fortunate enough to be a guest cruise lecturer and have sailed all around the world talking about East London’s vibrant history. I am married to a minister in the Church of England and have three grown-up daughters.