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I have enjoyed the series until this one. This story was unfortunate. Eloise deserved better. Here's my rewrite for Eloise:
Eloise has been secretly corresponding with a Sir Phillip, a famous scientist who happens to reside somewhere other than London. She has been using her brother Gregory's name in the correspondence, knowing that in that time period a man would never listen to a woman's thoughts about science. When Sir Phillip comes to London and wants to meet "Gregory," Eloise panics. She ropes her brother into her deception and gets him to pretend it was him all along. A madcap comedy ensues. In the end, Sir Phillip falls in love with Eloise and realizes that she is actually the letter writer. They marry and Eloise becomes a scholar working alongside her husband. In the epilogue, at the end of her life, she is given an honorary degree from Oxford and acknowledged for her contributions to science.
Now then, isn't that a better legacy for Eloise?
Trigger warning: In the real story, there is violent child abuse depicted.
February 2021 · Kindle Store · verified purchase