Frost Fair.Elizabeth Hawksley. 2001. Read by Diana Bishop. 7 tapes. 8 hrs. Soundings, dist. by ISIS. 1-84283-284-0. $69.95. Vinyl; content, reader, author notes. SA This excellent gothic romance by an award-winning novelist is full of drama, suspense and true happiness and, as a first-person narrative, the audio format suits it well. In Victorian England, 16-year-old Emilia Daniels, in a fit of rebellion, elopes with the first man to find her attractive. Unfortunately, her new husband has no visible means of support A term employed in Vagrancy statutes to test whether an individual has any apparent ability to provide for himself or herself financially. A person who has no visible means of support and loiters in a public place might be arrested and prosecuted for vagrancy. and no interest in finding one. Thankfully Emilia is made of much sterner stuff. But even she pales in fear when Balquidder walks into the room. Her husband owes Balquidder more than her fortune is worth. As her 25th birthday, her majority, approaches, she knows she must take drastic action before all is lost, not just her fortune but also possibly her life. Bishop is a lovely narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. . Her mature voice fits the older Emilia, but she emulates the innocence of children with pleasing skill. The gentry have voices and accents befitting be·fit·ting adj. Appropriate; suitable; proper. be·fit  ting·ly adv.Adj. 1. their respective stations, but Bishop also makes servants known with equal aplomb a·plomb n. Self-confident assurance; poise. See Synonyms at confidence. [French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see . Recommended for high school and public libraries. Jodi L. Israel, MLS See multilevel security. , Jamaica Plain. MA |
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