Thief of Camorr

'The Painter’s Apprentice’ by Charlotte Betts is a romantic historical novel set in London during 1685-1688, during the time of religious unrest. It is set after Betts’ first novel, ‘The Apothecary’s Daughter’, and involves the same characters, but in no way do you need to read the first to understand the second. As it is just as wonderful however, I highly recommend you do.In this novel we meet Beth, daughter to Susannah (who was the Apothecary’s Daughter in the first novel) who is at a marital age but has no inclinations. She can’t imagine leaving her childhood home – a comforting hostel for those who would otherwise be shafted into Bedlam – as she especially enjoys the company of one of the residents; a painter by the name of Johannes. As she has quite the talent for painting, all she has ever wanted is to develop her talent to be the very best it could ever be, and if that means never going through the distraction of marriage and a family, so be it.Full review here: http://sentientonline.net/?p=3596