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The Claybourne Trilogy #1
The White Feather: A Novel of Forbidden Love in World War I England
The White Feather is a poignant, romantic, and sometimes tragic novel set in both the battlefields of World War I France, and in a small village named Claybourne-on-Coln. This engaging novel presents the reader with unforgettable characters, courageous and cowardly, generous and self-serving.
Mary Christian Payne takes you to a quaint English village where Lord Christopher Claybourne lives with his new American wife, Eleanor, and his mother, the Dowager Lady Cynthia, in his opulent family estate. At the other end of the village lives Lily Barton in a charming cottage with her widowed mother, Elisabeth. Their worlds meet at the beginning of World War I.
This first novel in the Claybourne Trilogy takes the reader on an adventurous journey, fraught with peril, both at home and abroad.
A story of selfishness, devotion and loyalty, culminating in a perplexing mystery, The White Feather will leave you wanting more of the Claybourne family.
This novel is a stand-alone book to be enjoyed by itself or followed up with books two and three in the trilogy.
All three books in the trilogy are now available:
Book 1: The White Feather -- amazon.com/dp/B00K1MNNQK
Book 2: The White Butterfly -- amazon.com/dp/B00KLM7OJ2
Book 3: White Cliffs of Dover -- amazon.com/dp/B00M8HL4TO
Mary Christian Payne takes you to a quaint English village where Lord Christopher Claybourne lives with his new American wife, Eleanor, and his mother, the Dowager Lady Cynthia, in his opulent family estate. At the other end of the village lives Lily Barton in a charming cottage with her widowed mother, Elisabeth. Their worlds meet at the beginning of World War I.
This first novel in the Claybourne Trilogy takes the reader on an adventurous journey, fraught with peril, both at home and abroad.
A story of selfishness, devotion and loyalty, culminating in a perplexing mystery, The White Feather will leave you wanting more of the Claybourne family.
This novel is a stand-alone book to be enjoyed by itself or followed up with books two and three in the trilogy.
All three books in the trilogy are now available:
Book 1: The White Feather -- amazon.com/dp/B00K1MNNQK
Book 2: The White Butterfly -- amazon.com/dp/B00KLM7OJ2
Book 3: White Cliffs of Dover -- amazon.com/dp/B00M8HL4TO
262 pages, Paperback
First published May 12, 2014
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June 26, 2017
Marvelous and informative!!
It was one of those books that are informative and intriguing. I had a great-aunt who served as a nurse in WW1. I was able to see some of her experiences. Thank you for this book!!!
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It was one of those books that are informative and intriguing. I had a great-aunt who served as a nurse in WW1. I was able to see some of her experiences. Thank you for this book!!!
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June 4, 2017
Great story line!
Easy to follow. Good descriptions of the characters. A bit of a love story with a mystery thrown in for good measure.
Easy to follow. Good descriptions of the characters. A bit of a love story with a mystery thrown in for good measure.
June 9, 2017
White Feather
Excellent read. Not my usual genre but the author made the characters and plot so interesting I just couldn't put it down. Highly recommended.
Excellent read. Not my usual genre but the author made the characters and plot so interesting I just couldn't put it down. Highly recommended.
October 29, 2018
Good book
Mary is a great story teller. I have read 2 of her other book series, so good. Cant wait to read the next in this series. I will recommend this book!
Mary is a great story teller. I have read 2 of her other book series, so good. Cant wait to read the next in this series. I will recommend this book!
March 23, 2020
WWI
I loved the WWI history. The mystery was solved a little too quickly. Plot was pretty predictable. I still enjoyed it though.
I loved the WWI history. The mystery was solved a little too quickly. Plot was pretty predictable. I still enjoyed it though.
June 7, 2014
Excellent historical romance set in England during World War I. After the death of her father, Lilly must find work so that she and her mother can continue to live in their modest home. As the daughter of a physician, she apprenticed with her father while hoping one day to go to medical school. Her father's death changes this plan. Needing to stay close to her mother, she responds to an advertisement for a nurse for a fragile, pregnant, American bride of a nobleman. About to leave for active duty in France, Kit is concerned about his sheltered young wife and feels that Lilly is well suited as both a nurse and a companion. The story follows the events of the war and the decline of the marriage between the the spoiled young woman who realizes she only married the Earl to make her friends jealous, and the officer who returns from the war a haunted and changed man. Lilly may be his only salvation. Then of course tragedy befalls the family. It's a story of forbidden love, vanity, the sacrifices of war, misunderstandings and murder. I have not read this author before but I will definitely find her other works. I enjoyed the storytelling style, although there were moments when the attention to inconsequential details tempts you to skip paragraphs. Overall this is a well-paced, lovely story that I thoroughly enjoyed.
June 11, 2014
This story could have been good, should have been good, but it definitely wasn't. It was a fiction story set during WWI in England. It highlighted the class differences that were so prevalent during the beginning of the war. But then the story goes on to feature two things that make a story intolerable for me. The first was a character with even fewer redeeming qualities than Cruella Deville. The second aspect that I hate was the plot twist of having all the good things happen to the bad people, and all the bad thing happen to the good people. Then at the end everything gets straightened out. This whole story was really irritating. Why anyone would want to read a story about such wicked people, along with good people who suffer needlessly, is beyond me. I will not be continuing with this series.
January 23, 2015
The White Feather
I enjoyed this book. The author gives a lot of detailed descriptions of everything. This adds to the overall feeling of the trenches in France during WW I. I felt she didn't give an accurate view of the trials and deprivation that was endured by by the rural area. I realize she was taking about the aristocracy, but I believe they even felt the lack of essentials.
I enjoyed this book. The author gives a lot of detailed descriptions of everything. This adds to the overall feeling of the trenches in France during WW I. I felt she didn't give an accurate view of the trials and deprivation that was endured by by the rural area. I realize she was taking about the aristocracy, but I believe they even felt the lack of essentials.
December 3, 2014
Okay
Pretty good historical romance with good WWI storyline thrown in. Characters are very one dimensional, all good or all bad- boring.
Pretty good historical romance with good WWI storyline thrown in. Characters are very one dimensional, all good or all bad- boring.
December 5, 2014
The story was good but the book rally suffers from poor editing. Names were misused and changed from chapter to chapter.
May 22, 2016
What a wonderful read. Characters were so well drawn and plot was intriguing from the start. Very satisfying all the way through. Loved it!
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