Susanna Kearsley Bellewether Beautifully Written Historical Romantic Fiction

Bellewether by author Susanna Kearsley is another wonderful historical fiction which will immerse the reader in a story rich with wonderful characters. Charlotte Van Hoek, Charley, has just begun a new position in Long Island at The Wilde House as curator for the museum which is scheduled to open in a year. As Charley settles into her rooms which are assigned to her in the old Colonial area of the building, she knows there is a presence which lives in the museum. It does not frighten her, she feels it is a peaceful ghost who has earned his right to live in the house. Charley is looking to discover the historical facts of a 1750's family who was affected by the political and moral positions of the war. There are secrets she will need to uncover about the family of Benjamin Wilde to bring the museum into a living historical example of life during the French and Indian War or Seven Years War and how that time affected the Wilde family, especially the brothers, Joseph and Benjamin.
During the story, we are led back into 1750 and learn about the lives of Zebulon, Joseph, Benjamin, and Lydia Wilde. Their home was requisitioned to house some officers who had been taken prisoner but were paroled to live with the Wilde family. Lydia's fiance' has been killed in one of the battles and she is resigned to caring for the home and her father and brothers. This is a whole story just by itself!
Charley will have the opportunity to meet a grandmother she has only heard of and not met before. The stories she heard of the grandmother who disinherited Charley's father when he left home and went to Canada seems to be a fearful force to Charley.
The author has woven a story of fact and fiction with wonderful characters. The story is rich in family drama, political and wartime intrigue, and a growing romance which has its own problems.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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