Book Description
Determined to uphold her father's legacy, newly graduated Nora Shipley joins an entomology research expedition to India to prove herself in the field. In this spellbinding new land, Nora is faced with impossible choices--between saving a young Indian girl and saving her career, and between what she's always thought she wanted and the man she's come to love.
My thoughts:
Kimberly Duffy transports readers
from New York to India in her artfully written debut novel and I was more than
happy to take the journey. Nora Shipley
is a young entomologist, recent college graduate, who is low on funds since she
used the money her father left her. She wants to further her education and must
find a way to accomplish her goals. I liked Nora a lot, she was courageous,
intelligent and willing to help her mother in any way she could even if that
means giving up her dreams. Owen is a
fellow student, a rival, an eventual friend and is highly entertaining.
As Nora and Owen both need a
scholarship for their futures, they find themselves traveling to India to
further their studies where they learn so much more than they ever
imagined. I’ll be honest here and admit
that I have an aversion to insects but the authors writing was so amazing I focused
more on the what the characters were working on which was more interesting than
I could have imagined.
Overall, I thought the author
penned a beautiful and heartfelt story. This
historical novel will definitely be on my keeper shelf and I plan on adding
many more written by Ms. Duffy.
I received a complimentary
copy from the publisher through Netgalley.
All opinions are completely my own.
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