Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Brothers at Arms
Subtitle: Linmore - The
Early Years (Linmore Series Book 1)
Author:
Jemima Brigges
Genre: Literature and
Fiction
Part of a series? Yes
Order in series: 1
Best read after earlier
books in series? N/A
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27420097-brothers-at-arms
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
A father with a big heart, 2 orphaned
children, a forced marriage and a secret love. When one of the children is somewhat
troublesome, what trouble will it cost and what sacrifices will follow? Will
both boys join the army as they wish?
What
I liked about the book:
The book is full of heart-wrenching moments,
egging on the underdogs, with at the centre a man with a big heart.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
The book was enjoyable in its entirety.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This is the first book I’ve read by this author,
and I look forward to reading more.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This is a horror story with a paranormal
touch.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Maybe |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like period drama, this book may be
the book for you.
I
look forward to reading more by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
The story of a friendship, which began in
Shropshire during the Pre-Regency era (1794 – 1802)
Tom Norbery’s decision, to bring two orphaned
children to live at Linmore Hall, changes the life of his son, Joshua, for the
better.
It does not make his older brother less
aggressive, or his mother kinder, but for the first time in his life Joshua has
a friend. Someone to talk with, share his adventures and best of all his
ambition to be a soldier. All he has to do is accept Charlie Cobarne’s little
sister, which at the time does not seem too much to ask.
But Sophie, unlike other girls in the Linmore
household, disdains female refinements in favour of masculine hunting pursuits
at which she excels. She challenges her brother and Joshua to prove her mettle,
until Charlie agrees that she can follow the drum when they join the army. In
so doing, she binds their friendship together, but her continuing presence
causes the once strong bond between the young men to become a recipe for
misunderstandings.
Changing family circumstances force Sophie to
conceive a plan of which she is sure Charlie will approve – knowing that Joshua
always agrees with her brother. Single minded in her determination to keep them
together, Sophie little considers the far-reaching consequences for them, and
Linmore, if her plans should go awry. Or who, if she pushes them to the limit,
has most to lose?
The first part of an interlinking series
involving the landed gentry and the working classes at a time when the
Napoleonic Wars rumble on in the background, and life, with its family feuds
and intrigues, continues in a rural England coping with the changes of the
Agricultural Revolution. A coming of age story.
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