The Observations
Jane Harris, . . Viking, $24.95 (405pp) ISBN 978-0-670-03773-5
Bessy Buckley comes upon Castle Haivers on her way to Edinburgh in 1863. An Irish girl, she's in "Scratchland" to improve her station, and ends up a scullery maid to a strange, lovely mistress, Arabella Reid (on whom she develops something of a crush), despite her lack of experience. Bessy's discovery of Arabella's book,
Reviewed on: 04/10/2006
Genre: Fiction