Etiquette and propriety are the water in which these rarefied fish swim, and a source of constant anxiety for our protagonist Jane. Specifically here we're in the semi-rural setting of Dorchester, in the westcountry, surrounded by aristocratic layabouts. It's what she describes as a "Regency romance", taking place in England somewhere around the end of the 18th or start of the 19th century, with a little bit of magic thrown in to zazz up the period setting. I've heard her talk about the series and its setting a fair bit on the podcast, so I knew roughly what to expect. It's the first book in her Glamourist History series. Luckily Shades of Milk and Honey was on sale for 99p on the Kindle store. Until now I hadn’t read anything written by any of the hosts, barring a single Sanderson novella. I'm an avid listener of Kowal's podcast Writing Excuses, which she cohosts with, among others, Brandon Sanderson.
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