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Alice Ibbetson is an artist who wants to preserve the flower’s beauty in art. Convinced that others will destroy it and hoping that she can successfully pollinate the flower to grow more, she steals it. Richard Wheeler is a former soldier who fought in the civil war and has now given up violence for the peaceful life of a Quaker. He owns the land where the flower was growing and he knows Alice stole it even though she won’t admit it and he can't prove it.
But despite the beauty of the flower, Alice soon fears it has brought her nothing but trouble as her life is turned upside down. With Richard trying to find evidence of her guilt, her patron Geoffrey Fisk trying to exploit the flowers medicinal purposes for his own use and profit, and the local medicine woman trying to get her hands on the orchid as well, Alice tries to stay one step ahead of them but finds herself backed into a corner. Her theft of the flower starts a chain of events that finds one person dead – and the wrong person accused.
The Lady’s Slipper is an engaging, well-written story and I enjoyed it very much. It started off a little slow but definitely picked up and at times, I didn’t want to put it down. The only real issue I had with the story was the romance between Alice and Richard since it seemed a little too sudden and the basis for it wasn’t as well developed as it could have been - I’m not quite sure I believed it. There is also one sex scene that was a little over the top and I could have done without some of the detail. But those are really minor quibbles.
England during the 1660’s is not a period I know much about and there is not a lot of historical context within the story. There is quite a bit though about the Quakers which I found interesting.
In case the FTC asks: The publisher sent me a copy.
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