The Firebirds Feather

Posted on 09 December 2018 by Marjorie Eccles

A young woman investigates the murder of her mother in this absorbing historical mysteryLondon, May, 1911 The new king, George V, is preparing for his coronation The suffragettes are campaigning for women to get the vote The East End seethes with unrest And 18 year old Kitty Challoner is looking forward to coming out in London society.But Kitty s secure, sheltered world is about to be torn apart Lydia Challoner is shot dead while out riding in Hyde Park, and during the ensuing murder investigation Kitty discovers that there was so much she didn t know about her mother Was Lydia really the killer s intended target Is there a link to her Russian heritage Why had she been behaving so strangely in recent weeks Was she having an affair As Kitty determines to uncover the truth and wonders exactly whom she can trust, she learns that the household in which she lives harbours a number of dangerous secrets. Free Read The Firebirds Feather [ Author ] Marjorie Eccles [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This is a light mystery set in 1911 London Actually, the word light is probably wrong After all, a woman is shot to death in Hyde Park That s serious stuff But the telling of it all, the lack of emotions from the characters gave it a light feel.Except for a nervous Bridget the niece and a flighty sister, the women in the story were like robots the assistant, the daughter The men seemed to be fleshed out a little , namely the beau and the nephew The husband didn t seem as affected This is a light mystery set in 1911 London Actually, the word light is probably wrong After all, a woman is shot to death in Hyde Park That s serious stuff But the telling of it all, the lack of emotions from the characters gave it a light feel.Except for a nervous Bridget the niece and a flighty sister, the women in the story were like robots the assistant, the daughter The men seemed to be fleshed out a little , namely the beau and the nephew The husband didn t seem as affected as I would expect I guess that would be my main quibble with the book and I ll just get that out of the way The characterizations were presented to us in such a way that while we re given lots of details some of them impertinent to the story about each character, we never come to care for them at all At least I didn t.The story itself, the plot, is really somewhat exciting A wealthy married woman who writes racy romances in her free time and has a male companion not her husband taking...This was a very loose and airy mystery where the characters were not well developed and their relationships were revealed in only the most superficial way I really enjoy character driven fiction and even when I choose a mystery I like the characters to be realistic and dimensional This mystery was not satisfying to me on either variable I did like the author s detail in regard to the period, though some details were repeated almo...3.0 out of 5 stars Wishes are sometimes liars They hold out too much hope, so always be careful what you wish for Historical fiction involving a murder investigation and family secrets set in Britain circa 1911 King Edward has just died and preparations are underway for the coronation of King George Despite the celebratory mood in London, brave women are protesting for the right to vote and all of those demonstrations have not been peaceful ones In the Challoner household, not far from 3.0 out of 5 stars Wishes are sometimes liars They hold out too much hope, so always be careful what you wish for Historical fiction involving a murder investigation and family secrets set in Britain circa 1911 King Edward has just died and preparations are underway for the coronation of King George Despite the celebratory mood in London, brave women are protesting for the right to vote and all of those demonstrations have not been peaceful ones In the Challoner household, not far from Hyde Park, the aristocratic family is about to experience its own upheaval in the form of the shooting death of the lady of the house, Lydia Kasparov Challoner Lydia, the daughter of a Russian revolutionary who fled to Britain for asylum, was shot with a gun known to be the weapon of choice for many foreign revolutionary gangs while out riding with her esc...The Plot Of The Story Kitty Challoner was born into money and as young ladies of a certain age back then did she s about to be presented to society Its a very exciting time for Kitty but it all gets horrifically marred when her mother Lydia is shot dead while out horse riding The Challoner family is shocked and deeply distressed by Lydia s death, but nonethan Kitty who takes it upon herself to learnabout her mother, only to find that maybe she didn t even know her beloved mother at...This was a great read Set in London at the turn of the century and on the eve of the coronation of King George V A woman, wife and mother, killed while riding in Hyde park with seemingly no motive This mystery kept me intrigued and guessing until the end I loved itKitty Challoner has always been fascinated by her mother, Lydia, a beautiful but moody woman Kitty especially loves Lydia s tales of her childhood escape from Tsarist Russia in the dead of winter with her beloved father Kitty loves to look at the Russian Orthodox icon in her mother s room and the lovely firebird box On the eve of Kitty s come out, Lydia is shot and killed while riding her ...Eighteen year old Kitty Challoner is getting ready to come out to upper class society in 1911 London, England It s a vibrant time and place in which to be alive as the London world awaits a new world, women are fighting for the right to vote a fiercely controversial debate, and politicians are vying for power ...This is set around the coronation of George V The suffragette movement is taking pace looking to get the vote for women Lots of emotion surrounding both of these issues celebration and angst from the suffragettes Kitty Challoner is the main character and her mum is shot whilst out riding Why was she a target She discovers lots of information about her mother during the investigation little chunks of events are released along the way Her mum had links to a Russian revolutionary who fled t This is set around the coronation of George V The suffragette movement is taking pace looking to get the vote for women Lots of emotion surrounding both of these issues celebration and angst from the suffragettes Kitty Challoner is the main character and her mum is shot whilst out riding Why was she a target She discovers lots of ...I could see this story, characters, and setting for a Downton Abbey episode Lots of plot twists with a surprise ending As women we take for granted our right to vote Parts in the book remind us of the real struggle back in early days.One of the better who dun it I have read in a long time When every character has a secret to hide, it makes it an interesting read and a challenge to piece it all together.

09 December 2018

Marjorie Eccles