Tag Archives: Dilly Court

The Best of Daughters by Dilly Court

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

This novel is an exploration of the meaning of character, and how upbringing, companions, and circumstance influence people’s attitudes. Historical fiction’s strength is in how the themes reflect the book’s time period. The early 1900s in England continued the shift … Continue reading →

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The Lady’s Maid by Dilly Court

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

This is the second historical novel I have read by Dilly Court, and once again, she sunk me into the period with all the prejudice and classism endemic in the 1800s. The story begins with an awkward friendship between a … Continue reading →

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The Workhouse Girl by Dilly Court

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Dilly Court offers a complicated tale of a young girl born into poverty in the 1800s who suffers from the lack of agency this involves. While it could easily have become a tragic melodrama, that is not Sarah’s way. Despite … Continue reading →