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Title: Miss Philpott and the Fascinating Mathilde

Author: Alicia Cameron

Narrator: Verona Westbrook

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-11-17

Publisher: Geraldine Cameron

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When the out of work governess, Miss Philpott, meets Francine once more, she could never guess how her life could be transformed. In the brand new Edwardian age there are many changes for women. But Miss Philpott is now 40 and feels that all the innovations of the new century have little to do with her. But how wrong she is.

With Francine's help she is about to become a modern woman and discover that she has talents she could never have dreamed of. Her abilities are only limited by her imagination, and as an avid reader, Miss Philpott's imagination is prodigious.

This lighthearted novella continues the adventures of Francine, the discarded ladies maid of the original short story, whose effect on the life of all around her is joyfully empowering.

It adds romance and adventure to its tale of women emerging from the shadows to claim their own lives.

Francine's confidence and passion to life in the face of societal restrictions opens a new and exciting world to a woman almost overcome by the narrow confines of her previous existence. The rest Miss Philpott does for herself.

Members Reviews:

Miss Philpott has the time of her life!

This is a new series by Alicia Cameron and I hope she writes lots more stories about Francine's clients and her employees. Francine is a young lady with many unusual talents. She was born in poverty in the London slums but managed to pull herself out of that situation with the help of some perhaps a little bit shady group of friends. The life skills she learned serve her well in her new business of researching the backgrounds of potential marriage candidates for wealthy clients. It might be parents who want to be sure their wealthy daughter isn't being lead into marriage with a charming fortune hunter, or maybe a wealthy widow who wants to be sure she isn't falling for a man who will leave her in the country and spend all of his time with his friends and maybe a mistress in London. Francine has a knack of choosing employees who have the skills to gather the information her clients request. Maybe they can fit in with the servants of a family and learn if their employer is kind to them, or maybe where he/she shops so another employee might learn if the candidate pays his/hers bills or is dunn territory. It is a unique service Miss Francine offers and it is fun to read about the adventures her employees have while trying to maintain their masquerade.

In this book the main employee is Miss Philpott, a shy retiring governess who has lost her job without references. She is near starvation when Miss Francine recognises her and takes her to lunch to discuss a job possibility. Miss Philpott is expecting a job as a governess and is shocked when Miss Francine explains what is required of her. When Miss Francine gets done with her no one would recognise Mathilde, the stylish lady with a French accent who is prepared to be a ladies maid to the mother of a potential husband for the daughter of a wealthy set of parents. Whatever she discovers may decide the future happiness of the potential bride and her family.

This was such a fun read it seemed like time flew by when I was reading it. I'm not sure if it was a short book or if it just seemed that way. I was enjoying it so much it surprised me when the book ended.