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Title: Written in Crayon
Review: I knew I was in trouble after the first five pages when a camp follower is termed "a minx" and a few lines later we hear about her "undulating bosom." OK. So this is not going to be a serious work of historical fiction. That expectation being out of the way, I was still able to enjoy what is a very plot-driven narrative for the sheer pace of it. Forget about character development; that is not a matter of interest for Ms. Chadwick, at least not in this work. If I were 16, I would have loved this book. It has all the standard romantic fiction stereotypes, no more poorly drawn than in any other book of its ilk. What it does not have is anything resembling a depiction of real people, of that time or any other. We are dealing with the cartoonish here. If that works for you, by all means read this book. If you are looking for historical fiction for grown ups - this is not it.
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