Dawn Crandall's Review of “The Headmistress of Rosemere" by Sarah E. Ladd

{My Review}

I loved this book. I loved this writing. I wish there were more books written like this one... The Headmistress of Rosemere so enraptured my attention with such a perfectly unfolded character-driven plot. 

Technically, I read this book a bit slower than I usually read a book that I'm enjoying, but that was because I didn't want it to end. Reading books like this is more an escape for me than many others tend to be. As a writer/author myself, it's difficult to enjoy books often without critiquing them as I do so. Sarah's words are so much like ones I would write myself--only in a very different (mine are written first person, while hers are written from third person) way--that her books are a complete joy to read.

Sarah knows how to create characters with depth and knows how to make them come to life on the page. Patience and William (whom Sarah's readers would know from her first book, The Heiress of Winterwood--my review is here) are from different places in society; both have come to the point of needing something different from what they've always had... and to come back to letting God be a part of their lives. And, at least I could tell, that whatever it is that pulls two people to each other, they had it. Every time they looked at one another, it was evident. Every time they parted ways, I could not wait for the next scene where they were on the same page together... could not wait for more of that magnetic pull that seemed to get the best of both of them.

The Headmistress of Rosemere currently has a rating of 4.41 out of 5 stars (from 83 ratings) on Goodreads. An advance reader copy of this book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for this honest review.

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{More About the Book}

(The blurb from Goodreads) Patience Creighton will finally find the peace she lost years ago--if she can open her heart and forgive the man who loves her.

Bright, sensible Patience knows what is expected of her. At twenty-five, her opportunity for a family of her own has passed, so she finds contentment teaching at her father's school for girls. When her father dies suddenly and her brother moves away to London, she is determined to keep her father's dream alive.

Confirmed bachelor William Sterling also knows what is expected of him, but mistake after mistake has left him teetering on ruin's edge. As master of Eastmore Hall he owns a great deal of land but possesses little money to manage the upkeep. He is desperate to find a new source of income, including the sacrifice of land connected to Rosemere.

When her brother returns with a new wife to take over management of the school, Patience is heartbroken to no longer be responsible for her beloved school and is forced to reassess God's purpose for her life. After her sister-in-law's matchmaking brings Patience and William together, they both learn new truths about their character and find a common goal in restoring Eastmore's legacy.

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{About the Author}

 Sarah Ladd lives in Indiana where she shares her life with her amazing husband and sweet daughter. She has more than ten years of strategic marketing and brand management experience, including five years of marketing non-fiction books and three years of marketing the musical arts. Visit her website or like her on Facebook.

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Sarah Ladd lives in Indiana where she shares her life with her amazing husband and sweet daughter. She has more than ten years of strategic marketing and brand management experience, including five years of marketing non-fiction books and three years of marketing the musical arts. Heiress of Winterwood, the first book in her Whispers on the Moors series, will release next spring. Visit her website or like her on Facebook! - See more at: http://seekerville.blogspot.com/2012/05/author-facebook-pages-what-every-author.html#sthash.POXVTMI0.dpuf

Sarah Ladd lives in Indiana where she shares her life with her amazing husband and sweet daughter. She has more than ten years of strategic marketing and brand management experience, including five years of marketing non-fiction books and three years of marketing the musical arts. Heiress of Winterwood, the first book in her Whispers on the Moors series, will release next spring. Visit her website or like her on Facebook! - See more at: http://seekerville.blogspot.com/2012/05/author-facebook-pages-what-every-author.html#sthash.POXVTMI0.dpuf