Lady in Attendance
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4.7 • 29 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Five years in a New York state reformatory have left a blemish on Hazel's real name. So when she takes a job as Doctor Gilbert Watts's lady in attendance in 1898, she does so under an alias. In the presence of her quiet and pious employer, Hazel finds more than an income. She finds a friend and a hope that if she can set her tarnished past in order, she might have a future after all.
As Gilbert becomes accustomed to the pleasant chatter of his new dental assistant, he can't help but sense something secretive about her. Perhaps there is more to this woman than meets the eye. Can the questions that loom between them ever be answered? Or will the deeds of days gone by forever rob the future of its possibilities?
Rachel Fordham pens a tender tale of a soft-spoken man, a hardened woman, and the friends that stand by them as they work toward a common purpose--to expunge the record of someone society deemed beyond saving--and perhaps find love along the way.
Customer Reviews
Inspirational
Rachel writes authentic characters who engage your emotions and draw you into their lives. I was totally invested in this story full of inspiration.
This book is one of my favorite historical fiction novels. It has threads of faith, friendship, and love woven throughout the story of Hazel, a young woman who’s falsely charged and sent to prison.
After five years she’s free and finds a job as a lady in attendance for Gilbert Watts, a dentist who is a man of few words and lives a solitary life. I love how he moves from quiet to confident as the story progresses. He’s kind, good looking, but there’s much more under the surface.
Hazel has grown through her trials but struggles to forgive herself for being the selfish girl she once was. She’s not sure she’s deserving of her new friends’ loyalty or Gilbert’s interest.
Will Hazel be able to forgive herself for her past choices and embrace her new life?