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BOOK REVIEW: The Ruse
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by: Barbara Warren Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: The Ruse Author: Tamela Hancock Murray Publisher: Heartsong Presents ISBN 1-59310-944-X Genre: Inspirational/Historical/Romance Katherine Jones started writing to Otis Roth as a favor to her uncle. Otis is a sailor, fighting in the war against the Spaniards. Her best friend, Miranda Henderson is also writing to Otis. Miranda reads one of Katherine’s letters and thinks it’s boring. Miranda, who tends to be dramatic, wants her friend to show up in a more glamorous light, so in her letters to Otis she embellishes the truth about Katherine. One day, a letter arrives from Otis. He is coming for a visit. At first Katherine is thrilled, but then she learns Miranda has informed Otis that Katherine is very accomplished at playing the harp, the piano, riding a horse, and dancing, none of which she can do. She wants to tell Otis the truth, but Miranda cries and begs her to keep quiet. Kathrine tries to enlist the help of her childhood friend, Christopher Bagley, but he refuses to have anything to do with the ruse. Christopher has loved Katherine for years and he isn’t happy about the visit from suave, sophisticated Otis. Neither the deception nor the visit works out the way Katherine and Miranda plan. Loves chooses us, not the other way around, and sometimes it takes us by surprise. Tamela Hancock Murray’s The Ruse is a charming story of love and friendship, and will be an entertaining selection for your Need to Read List. |
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