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Stranger at Wildings

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Madeleine Brent, aka, Petel O'donnell, introduces us to Chantal in this, his third novel. Our heroine, after running away from a daunting past, joins the circus as a trapeze artist. She's settled into her new life, enjoys her quixotic circus friends, and is, generally, happy. A dark cloud emerges, however, with the entrance of Martin. He's a man with a shady background and a bad case of amnesia. It's left to Chantal to unravel the mysteries of her past, test her faith in friends, find the real bad guys, overcome troubling emotional tendencies and, finally, discover who she really is.

This is classic Brent, with familiar story format but new twists and turns! I just love the geography also; this time we're in Hungary before getting shipped into England. Another great read from the master of Gothic Romance/Suspense.

Oh- and this novel was originally published as, "Kirby's Changeling", but is typically available only to the consumer willing to pay exorbitant rates!

How I adore Brent's books! And this one is one of the best. We get the plucky English heroine who as a child suffers calamity at the age of thirteen and is headed for the orphanage but ends up running away to the circus and becoming an accomplished trapeze artist. I was surprised by how interested I was in reading about trapezing and about circus life at the turn of the last century. I detest circuses. We find her in Austria and Hungary at first, learn about her daily life and adopted trapeze family, encounter various people along the way, including the hero and villain, and gradually learn about her past childhood and birth as incidents unfold. I never knew what was going to happen next nor what had happened in the past. Very exciting. And just which personable fellow was the hero and which the the enemy? Hmmm. She chose the name Chantal but who was she actually? Hmmm. And those trapeze skills sure come in handy when one needs to make an escape. Never a dull moment for Chantal or the reader.

The characters were very realistic. The story was entertaining. It left me with a good feeling at the end. Also, it was clean, which I enjoyed. It's hard to find books like this.

Wonderful! Gothic setting with strong female character. Heroine has adventure, romance and brains. Twist ending.

This book was great. I liked this book because it had adventure, romance, and lots of twist. If you like mysteries and great literature, you'll love Stranger at Wildings