In Cornwall, she is no longer restrained by the trappings of courtly life (although the nobles of the surrounding villages make themselves known at every occasion possible) and she begins to enjoy life more. She leaves her boring, doltish husband in London while she embarks upon a new life. Dona has been yearning for more in her life, indulging in dangerous acts in London just so that she can feel something, and this leads her to moving to Cornwall with her children. I thought that the plot was fun! It was an enjoyable story about love, adventure, and the overwhelming urge to escape normal life. I can’t even tell you which King is involved in the story. I didn’t care that it was set in the Restoration era and I wasn’t yearning for more references to that.
Everything else just felt very vague and the novel, especially when the actual story began to develop, was more focused on the action rather than accurately representing a time period. The novel is set in Restoration England and this is mainly expressed through the fashion of the upper-classes and references to the King. I will admit that I’m not a huge fan of historical novels (although I do seem to read a lot of them these days) but I enjoyed reading Frenchman’s Creek much more than I expected to and that’s because it was just so entertaining. Read as part of the Classics Club Challenge
Together they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which will force Dona to make the ultimate choice will she sacrifice her lover to certain death, or risk her own life to save him? Instead of feeling fear, Dona’s thirst for adventure has never been more aroused in Jean-Benoit Aubéry she finds a sensitive man who would, like her, gamble his life for a moment’s joy. But Navron is being used as the base for a French pirate, an outlaw hunted by all Cornwall. Retreating to Navron, her husband’s Cornish estate, she seeks peace and solitude away from London. But secretly, the shallowness of Court life disgusts her, and in her heart she longs for freedom and honest love. Nationality: American.Summary: Lady Dona St Columb seems to revel in scandal she is involved in every intrigue of the Restoration Court. Born: Arthur John Gielgud in London, England, 14 April 1904 brother of the writer Val Gielgud grandnephew… Angela Lansbury, Lansbury, Angela Army schools in Texas,… Sir John Gielgud, Gielgud, (Sir) John Born: Dorothy Faye Dunaway in Bascom, Florida, 14 January 1941.
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