Flowers from the Storm
Book description
The Duke of Jervaulx was brilliant and dangerous. Considered dissolute, reckless, and extravagant, he was transparently referred to as the ′D of J′ in scandal sheets, where he and his various exploits featured with frequency. But sometimes the most womanising rake can be irresistible, and even his most casual attentions…
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This is another book I have read over and over again.
The hero is a powerful, intelligent, and rakish Duke. To a modern reader, it quickly becomes clear that the hero, Jervaux, suffers a stroke. But the author shows how medical understanding of the time results in him being confined to an asylum for the insane.
There, the heroine, a devout Quakeress receives an enlightenment that he is not mad, but maddened. Patiently, she sets about rescuing him. I just love how powerfully the author shows the inner struggles of a hero with limited ability to communicate, as well as…
From Annie's list on when you’re looking for a hero you won’t forget.
Laura Kinsale is another magnificently individual voice, and her unusual, complex, emotional stories are among the best in the genre. Flowers from the Storm is probably her masterpiece. I’m in awe of how she brings off this heartrending story of a humble Quaker girl and a duke. Maddy’s religious conviction is woven into her personality in a way that’s true to the time but rarely explored in romantic fiction. Even more unusual, while rakish dukes are a staple of the genre, rakish dukes who suffer a stroke and end up in a madhouse are less common! What lifts this Cinderella…
From Anna's list on classic historical romance.
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