Three women, Rowena, Victoria, and Prudence, are all struggling to deal with World War I. Life isn't easy for each other them. Rowena is uncertain about her kind fiancΓ© when she can't stop thinking about a past love. Victoria is intent on being alone, but in doing so, she may lose the one man she never knew she loved. Prudence's husband is possibly off to war, and she can't handle it. The three will have to rely on each other if they hope to make it through the tragedies and changes that await them.
SUMMSERSET ABBEY: SPRING AWAKENING is the final book in the Summerset Abbey trilogy. I was nervous about starting it since I haven't read the first two, but this book reads so well and keeps the reader nicely updated on the history of the characters without being obvious that it almost felt like a potential stand alone. Prudence, Rowena, and Victoria all take turns as focus of the story and weaving their rich in dramatic and exciting lives. I love the distinct feel they all have between them. Rowena is insecure about her place in life right now and her journey is digging through her past will make readers consider their own past and what is really best for them. Victoria is the stubborn one, possibly one of the most stubborn characters I have ever read, but the romance between her and her love interest is intense, snarky, and grand. Their relationship is by far my favorite of the book. Then you have Prudence, the only one married of the three, who is dealing with marital problems. Her character feels, though they all do, the most real and relatable. She isn't chasing a different past or living in a potentially epic romance, but just trying to protect the family she loves and wants to build. Their journeys are engaging and beautiful.
The historical setting of this book is created very well by T. J. Brown. You feel as if you are in the time period with the details from their clothing to the role they play in society and in their families. It transports you to that period and shows you what lives some might have had. The detail that goes into that is an excellent and enjoyable part of the book.
Overall, I highly enjoyed SUMMERSET ABBEY: SPRING AWAKENING. It has historical, romantic, and realistic elements that bring both the characters and story to a wonderful life.
The laughter of summer lawn parties fades for the men and
women of Summerset Abbey, as the rumble of cannon-fire
sweeps across Europe. In a changing world, they soon find
that only one thing is certain: none of them will ever be
the same.
rowena buxton
The female pilotβs upcoming wedding to Sebastian Billingsly
is the talk of sociΒety. Rowena loves her kind, handsome
fiancΓ©, but memories of a dangerously passionate affair with
a dashing flier still stir her heart. . . . Accepting a
daring mission transporting British planes, she encounters
the man whose touch sent her reelingβand whose return into
her life may have disastrous consequences for her and
Sebastianβs future.
victoria buxton
The defiant suffragette raises eyebrows once again by living
on her own in London as a lady bachelor. Kit Kittredge is
the one man who understands and adores Victoriaβs fiery
spiritβbut she rebuffs her best friendβs offer of marriage
time and again, choosing to join the war effort as a
volunteer nurse. And on the battlefields of France, she will
learn the true meaning of love and sacrifice.
prudence tate
After a stinging betrayal at Summerset Abbey, Prudence has
found love and contentment in working-class Camden Town as
Mrs. Andrew Wilkes. But when Andrew enlists, everything that
Pru cherishes is at riskβand she crosses a line attempting
to protect him. Has she irreparably damaged their loving
bond of trust?
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