A little while back I read about The Wet Nurse's Tale on Elita's Blacktating blog, where she posted an interview with the author.
I got a copy through inter-library loan and really enjoyed it. I'm wondering if any of you would like to join in a mini-book group reading of this book.
The Wet Nurse's Tale, which was a top ten finalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel awards, is set in Victorian England, and tells a fictional first-person account of a wet nurse. From the book jacket:
But while scullery maids and cooks live below stairs, a wet nurse lives upstairs, and if she’s like Susan, she makes it her business to know all the intrigues and scandals that the upper-crust would prefer to keep to themselves.
When her own child is caught up in a family scandal, Susan must use her plentiful street-smarts to rescue her baby from the powerful mistress of the house. The scheme she weaves is bold, daring, and could spell ruin for her if she fails—but Susan Rose has no shortage of gumption. Bright, clever, and with a crackling wit all her own, Susan is an irresistible heroine. The Wet Nurse's Tale is a rich, rollicking portrait of love, life, and motherhood in Victorian England—where things are much less buttoned-up than they seem.
As you can see, there is some content for mature audiences here. If you'd like to join in, leave a comment below. I'm not sure how we'll do the discussion, but I'll figure it out. I'm thinking that we'd take a month or so to read it.
Anybody in?
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