This is a wonderful book about stuck-up rich people at Oxford, discovering how self-centered they have been and growing as people. I enjoyed seeing this maturation as these young adults experienced hard realities of life.

For the first half of this book, I thought Mrs. Ward had succeeded too well at making Falloden a flawed character with a lot of growing to do. I didn't think there was any way he could redeem himself. But the author managed to pull it off. Indeed, I liked the character growth that both the hero and

After the author got a number of run-on sentences out of her system, the book settled into an enjoyable read.

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