Title
The Charm School
Author
Susan Wiggs
Read By:
Lillian Stanford
Publisher
DH Audio (mira)
Synopsis
Plain, awkward, and painfully shy, Isadora Peabody doesn't fit in anywhere--not with her elegant family, not in Boston society, and certainly not on board the "Silver Swan", a boat bound for exotic Rio de Janeiro with the fiery captain Ryan Calhoun at the helm. Yet somehow Ryan's motley crew makes a place for her--while Ryan himself soon comes to appreciate a great deal more than just her sound business sense.
I don't read many historicals but I did enjoy this audio book very much. It was a "charming" story and the "reader" Ms. Stanford did an excellent job.
REVIEW
Isadora Peabody is a brilliant spinster with dreams of marrying a certain young man who doesn't even know she exists. Overweight, wearing spectales, shy and smarter than any man Isadora has little chance of ever marrying or fitting into society. When she hears of a ship leaving for Rio that is owned by the father of the man she is infatuated with, she jumps at the chance to go on board and learn the ways of the shipping business.
Captain Ryan Calhoun isn't happy about Isadora's appearance on board his ship. He'll do anything (and does!) to make her miserable. He's surprised when he finds himself attracted to dowdy Isadora.
The Charm School is a tale of the evolution of two complicated people and the powerful love that binds them. Wiggs skillfully peels away the layers that conceal the real Isadora until the transformation from misfit to confident woman is complete, while Ryan develops from a wild, rebellious southerner into a man who can overcome impossible odds to reach his goals. If you like swashbuckling adventure, fascinating characters, vivid settings, and surprising plot twists, this wonderful novel will be just your cup of tea.-
A wonderfully written novel, The Charm School is one of those romances that you'll want to read again
and again.
Excellent
