The Lady of Bolton Hill
BY: Elizabeth Camden
PUBLISHED BY: Bethany House
PUBLISHED IN: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-7642-0894-2
Pages: 335
Reviewed by Billy Burgess
In the debut from Elizabeth Camden, as teenagers Clara Endicott and Daniel Tremain were in love. Clara grew up at Bolton Hill as the a preacher’s daughter, but grew up to a journalist. Her love Daniel grew poor, as his father worked at a steel mill. After Daniel’s father dies in a tragic accident, Clara leaves for England. Over the next twelve years, their lives go in different directions. Clara’s journalism career is going strong, while Daniel has become a railroad tycoon. Circumstances occur causing Clara to leave England and is reunited with her long-lost-love. Daniel has changed since the last time they met. He is now a bitter man, wanting vengeance for his father’s death, and his faith in God has been lost. Daniel’s actions soon put Clara in mortal danger.
The Lady of Bolton Hill is an historical novel set in 1879 and spans England and the United States, and emerges in the booming technology era of the railroad. Unlike other Christian novels, the two main characters are already in love, and develops more on a plot than relationships. I, personally, had trouble getting interested in the novel. I couldn’t connect to any of the characters, which at times they felt a little bland. I did enjoy the historical accepts of the railroad boom, and Clara’s profession. It’s not a bad debut for the author, but I, overall, have mixed feelings for the novel. I would only recommend this book to other historical romance readers/fans.
*I would like to thank Bethany House for sending me a copy to review.
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