The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky

Taking on a job at Highland Hall as governess, she quickly finds that teaching her four privileged, ill-mannered charges at a grand estate is more challenging than expected, and she isn't sure what to make of the estate's preoccupied master, Sir William Ramsey. But when the family must return to England due to illness, she readily accepts the burden for her parents' financial support. Will Julia be able to find her place when a governess is neither upstairs family nor downstairs help? Missionary Julia Foster loves working alongside her parents, ministering and caring for young girls in India. Disclaimer: Book reviews are my opinion of books I either purchased or received free of cost from the publisher in exchange for a honest review.Worlds lie between the marketplaces of India and the halls of a magnificent country estate like Highland Hall. It will appeal especially to fans of the PBS television series, Downton Abbey, especially in the description of the Highland Hall and its various characters.

Recommended for public collections and school libraries. The reader will easily be transported back in time and enjoy this story, as well as the others coming in this series. Turansky does an excellent job of providing rich narratives and likeable characters in this work. The reader enters the world of Edwardian England where a governess is neither a family member nor a servant, where family estates hang in the balance, where friendship and betrayal lurk.

As they get to know one another, their feelings grow, while others try to thwart their sweet romance. Both are determined to do what it takes to save their families. She deals with Sir William Ramsey, a widowed master who appears more preoccupied with saving his estate from ruin, than spending time with the children. However, teaching her charges proves to more challenging than she expected, yet she is determined to be kind-hearted and faithful in her duties. Though not trained as a governess, she has experience in ministering to young girls in India. In The Governess of Highland Hall, she takes on the responsibility of supporting her family financially by accepting work as governess to two young children and two teenage girls at Sir Ramsey’s estate. Julia Foster, missionary to India, is forced to return with her family due to her father’s recent illness. It tells the story of former missionary who accepts work as a governess to support her family. Multnomah Books (October 15, 2013) ISBN 978-1-60142-496-9Īward-winning author Carrie Turansky writes historical fiction set on a 1911 English grand estate. The Governess of Highland Hall / Carrie Turansky (Edwardian Brides, 1)

The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky