J. P. O'Connell

The novel that the series is based on, I picked it up to try and figure out even a tiny bit what some of the characters are all about. It was about as light and fluffy as the series but a fun read, large bits of the dialouge were pulled completely from the novel though the casting choices are somewhat different than the author imagined. Drummond-Ward mother and daughter both remain a mystery to me but Alice and Constance made a bit more sense.

My point is, while I have a very [redacted] opinion of Italy, I’m objective enough to say that it has some allure. Plus, I’m curious to see how others interpret it.

J.P. O’Connell does a pleasant job in that department. The descriptions and the mannerisms are accurate and historically on-point.

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Forced-in diversity strikes again. Gay drop at 13%.

okay, just not my genre