Klassen devotees will be pleased by The Silent Governess, and readers new to Klassen will dash to the shelves to discover her other romances. The central love affair is surprisingly suspenseful, as the familial relationship between the lovers is enigmatic the romance is chaste, this being a Christian novel, but the story’s religious elements are subtle and natural. Julie Klassen The Silent Governess Kindle Edition by Julie Klassen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,240 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £4. Set in the early 19th century England, the story revolves a. Every character seems to have a secret, and their pasts are displayed and unwoven in a sophisticated and satisfying manner. 'The Silent Governess' is a historical fiction novel written by Julie Klassen, published in 2010. Klassen weaves a complicated tapestry of love and suspense that is not easily unfurled. This is a simple summary of a complex story. A young woman strikes the man strangling her mother with a fire iron.

A recent accident has made Olivia temporarily mute, and so she cannot betray his secret which would ruin his place in society. 6624391The Silent Governess was only silent for a time. When Lord Bradley learns that Olivia has heard his secret, he hires her into his household to keep an eye on her. The Silent Governess, is the story of Olivia Keene, who runs away from home, as she thinks that she has killed her abusive drunken father. On her way to a girls’ school, Olivia overhears a conversation between Lord Brightwell and his son Lord Bradley, in which the father admits that the son is adopted. In mid-19th century Britain, an imminent threat causes Olivia Keene to flee her home, separating her from the mother she loves and the father she fears. The Silent Governess By: Julie Klassen Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins 4.4 (974 ratings) Try for 0.

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen