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I am delighted to be taking part in the Random Things blog
tour for Burning Secret by RJ Lloyd today. I received a copy of this book as
part of the blog tour.
Burning Secret begins in London 1844 where Enoch Price has
fallen on hard times. After becoming a bare knuckle fighter and narrowly
avoiding prison due to debt, Enoch decides to reinvent himself and move to
America with his wife Eliza and three daughters to follow at a later date.
Enoch becomes Harry Mount and after a short stay in New York
City he travels to Florida where he finds work in a bar and meets Bessie
Handley, a widow originally from Ireland.
As Harry he implores his wife and daughters to join him in
Florida, but as time goes by it seems less and less likely. Instead, he begins
to make a life and a name for himself in Jacksonville, Florida, but will his
secrets catch up with him?
This is a sweeping tale that includes many of the historical
events of the time. It is an action packed book that I did not want to put down.
I love researching family history, so I was fascinated that
this is a retelling of a true story, which has been written by Harry Mason’s
great great grandson.
I highly recommend this particularly for fans of historical
fiction.
4 stars
