The Maid of Fairbourne Hall is the latest book published by Julie Klassen, and I have always enjoyed her books. This one surely did not disappoint. Margaret Macy is a proper lady in London with a nasty, greedy stepfather who wants to marry her off to a very improper gentleman. To avoid this fate, Miss Macy flees her home and takes a position as a housemaid in the home of Nathaniel Upchurch. The twist with Nathaniel is the fact that Miss Macy turned down his proposal of marriage years earlier in the hopes of winning the affections of his brother. Dressed in disguise, Miss Macy has to work for the first time in her pampered life. If she can keep up the act until her next birthday, she will inherit a great deal of money from an aunt and be free to marry the man of her choice. The question is, can she keep up the pretense without giving her true identity away?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was a sweet love story with a lot of humor and suspense. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. The details I learned about the "below stairs" staff of a big house in England were fascinating, too.
I received this book from Bethany House for the purpose of being reviewed.