The Crimson Rooms

The Crimson Rooms

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With the Wheeler case coming to a head, and her heart in limbo, Evelyn takes matters into her own hands Enter Now. Katharine McMahon was our Guest Editor in April - click here - to see the books that inspired her writing.

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Reviews Media Reviews Reader Reviews. Media Reviews "In this determinedly old-fashioned novel of tangled mystery and morality, Evelyn makes for a smart and resolutely modest heroine. Author Information Biography Books by this Author. Katharine McMahon Author Biography. More Recommendations More Books.

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Readers Also Browsed. But Evelyn's employer is a man who loves to defy convention and happily takes on the young and eager woman. When Evelyn meets the charismatic barrister Nicholas Thorne who offers his help with her two cases, one of defending a man accused of murdering his wife and the other of a young mother accused of kidnapping her own baby, her world turns upside down. My Thoughts - Katherine McMahon's writing was an absolute pleasure to read, she has a way of describing details so that you really feel you're there in the room.

It reminded me of R. Ellory's A Quiet Belief in Angels. She is a wonderful storyteller and in Evelyn Gifford she has created a compelling and feisty character, who is so quiet and respectful at home but who can speak confidently when a magistrate treats her with disdain. I absolutely loved The Crimson Rooms and was sad when it ended, I wanted to know more of Evelyn's life, of how far she can go. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the 's, of women solicitors, courtroom dramas, or who just wants to get lost in a really good story.

Aug 06, Barb rated it really liked it Shelves: women , favs-of , read-in , secrets , wwi. I recently read and loved 'The Alchemist's Daughter' by Katherine McMahon and was eager to see if her other novels were as good. This one certainly was and I think I may have found a new favorite author. One of the things I liked about 'The Alchemist's Daughter' was the strong female protagonist that McMahon created and while their characters are completely different the strong female protagonist in this story is equally compelling.

Evelyn Gifford is a thirty year old, Cambridge educated, lawyer I recently read and loved 'The Alchemist's Daughter' by Katherine McMahon and was eager to see if her other novels were as good. Evelyn Gifford is a thirty year old, Cambridge educated, lawyer earning a living as an assistant clerk in a law firm. She faces constant sexism in her daily work and when at home feels a similar bias from her own mother. Seven years after the death of her brother James, during World War I, her family still hasn't recovered from his loss. Now a woman has arrived on their doorstep with a child who is the spitting image of James.

She claims he is James's son but Evelyn and her family are unsure about the woman's motives. At the time of the woman's arrival Evelyn has taken on a case representing a woman charged with kidnapping her own son from his foster mother and her law firm is involved in the defense of an accused murderer. Once again I don't want to give away any details that might spoil the story for a potential reader. But I will say that I enjoyed everything about this novel, it was flawlessly written with great attention to detail, the characters were alive with emotion, their interactions were realistic and every turn in this story was believable.

I especially liked Evelyn Gifford and the work she does investigating the murder of Stella Wheeler, I also like the way she's transformed by the arrival of her nephew and her feelings for the handsome barrister Nicholas Thorne. I enjoyed this period in history and while I've only read a few novels set after World War I after reading this I would consider more.

Overall, I found this to be an engrossing and satisfying story, the only thing that could have made it better, in my opinion, would have been the addition of several hundred more pages. I have already reserved two more of Katherine McMahon's novels at my local library and I'm looking forward to reading them soon. Mar 11, Cynthia rated it really liked it Shelves: books-read-in That war shaped the characters; warped them, saddened, bent or strengthened them. She becomes one of the first female lawyers. Evelyn, her mother, her grandmother, and her aunt are dismayed at meeting this unknown child but also charmed by his resemblance to their lost loved one.

They let Meredith and her son move in with them. Both Perry and McMahon are excellent at creating period settings and deft mysteries. View all 12 comments.

May 21, Linda C rated it liked it. Yet another book that started out strong, and then tapered off into a mess of mediocrity. Very disappointing. While Katherin McMahon is clearly a gifted writer, her characters were flat and lifeless. The heroine, Evelyn, was as repressed at the end of the book as she was at the beginning. Although I was initially cheering for Evelyn to break free of her obnoxious relatives and throw off the mantle of dutiful daughter, she was unable to do so.

I kept waiting for her to cut her hair and even that Yet another book that started out strong, and then tapered off into a mess of mediocrity. I kept waiting for her to cut her hair and even that didn't happen.

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Although she did, apparently, come to terms with the human failings of the idolized dead brother, she refused to do so with her lover, and, in fact, sent him packing, literally and figuratively. Given the realities of post-WWI Britain, i. Living vicariously through her newphew was going to be just that, living vicariously.

To be fair, McMahon did a terrific job describing the stifling post WWI society, and its effects on an intelligent woman. My bet would be that the newphew acquires a step father at some point, and Evelyn returns to life with Mother and Aunt Prudence, dutifully living out her days wearing her shapeless clothes, hair coiled under her hat, church on Sunday being the highlight of the week. View 1 comment. Nov 16, Marguerite Kaye rated it really liked it. My second read of this book, and I enjoyed it every bit as much as the first.

McMahon does a brilliant job with Evelyn, a middle-class young woman with a burning desire to follow her father into the law, but who has no chance before WWI because that's her beloved brother's destiny. Her beloved brother is killed and Evelyn gets her chance - but at such a cost. Trying her best to live in both worlds, that of the stuffy house of women in mourning, and that of the London courts who think women are a My second read of this book, and I enjoyed it every bit as much as the first.

Trying her best to live in both worlds, that of the stuffy house of women in mourning, and that of the London courts who think women are an outrage, Evelyn feels her world is one of constant compromise. And then And then - go read the book!!! It's fab.

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I'm delighted to discover there's a follow up. Can't wait. If you haven't read any Katharine McMahon before, you are in for a total tread. I love her books. Merged review: Loved this! As a lawyer who never practiced, I was appalled at the way women lawyers were treated in the s in the UK, though not really surprised was astonished too, that not once in the years I studied law did the history of lawyers form any part of the curriculum.

Evelyn, the main protagonist, has lost a beloved brother, and aside from the continuing tragic effect of his death on her family, she has a huge guilt trip because she's effectively taken his place and would never have been allowed to go to university, never mind become an articled lawyer, if he'd survived. I'm utterly fascinated by the impact of war, by the way it shifts society from its roots, by the way it creates a before and after world that is irrevocably different, and the Great War is one of the most tragic, pointless, trully appalling wars in modern history.

What is it like to be a survivor? Do we owe it to the dead to uphold their memory or to move on? What if what we think we knew of them turns out to be inherently flawed? How can we reconcile the atrocious, abominable things they were forced to do in war time with the person we knew? This book deals with all these issues, and manages at the same time to incorporate a brilliantly enthralling story, a doomed romance or was it?

This is the second Katharine McMahon book I've read, and it lived up to all my expectations. Now I need to find another. View all 4 comments. May 08, Zoe rated it it was ok. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

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