If someone asked me during the past few years what events were most eagerly anticipated in my life, Susannah Kearley's newest books would definitely be in my top 10! Her research is thorough and her story-telling is unsurpassed. Bellewether is a bit of a departure for her since most of her novels are set in England and many involve the Jacobite period of the early 18th century.
Bellewether is set on Long Island in 1759, during the French and Indian War. Two captured French officers have been billeted with the Wilde family and eventually one of them, a gentlemanly French-Canadian officer name Jean-Phillipe de Sabran, falls in love with Lydia Wilde. Their supposedly tragic romance becomes a local legend and in the present day Charley, the curator of the Wilde Museum, experiences signs of an unexplained presence in the house. Bellewether is the beautiful ship built by Lydia's brother, preserved in a painting over the house's fireplace.
I have to admit that this is not my favorite book by Kearsley, but it is still better than most of the novels that I've read, so that's not a negative comment. It is romantic, historical, and intriguing and I would highly recommend if you like your history well-researched and with a bit of paranormal activity!
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