tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post1434705354239470106..comments2024-03-12T06:01:22.059-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: A recipe for deception: Martine Bailey's An Appetite for VioletsSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-55764831161110739612015-04-25T09:24:40.299-05:002015-04-25T09:24:40.299-05:00Yes - I thought of Miss Havisham as well! Glad th...Yes - I thought of Miss Havisham as well! Glad the review piqued your interest in An Appetite for Violets. I liked Biddy a lot. She wasn't stereotypically saucy, like lower-class servants are often portrayed in novels, but she had a good amount of spirit and ambition.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-36045511786379407402015-04-24T22:26:55.001-05:002015-04-24T22:26:55.001-05:00Another novel with an unusual heroine. I read the ...Another novel with an unusual heroine. I read the prologue at Amazon and couldn't help thinking of Miss Havisham's wedding feast in Great Expectations. I'm hooked and will definitely be adding An Appetite for Violets to my reading pile. Thanks, Sarah.Yvonnehttp://adarngoodread.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.com