Hello my fellow readers, :-) what a wonderful weather I have here today. There’s nothing better than a rainy Friday morning. It surely feels like an early weekend. Woo hoo….
A few weeks ago I read this paperback novel from Jane Feather. Again, I’m kind of experimenting on different type of novels and Jane Feather’s novels are classified as historical romance novels. So, I thought I give that a try. To my surprise, maybe it was just me and my old soul, but I was totally drawn into this historical world the moment I started reading the novel. I was drawn into that era with its magnificent environment, beautiful dresses, the elegant poise of the characters, and the charming ladies and gentlemen.
The Accidental Bride is a story about a young lady who was plain on the outside but full of spirit despite of her upbringing. Her older sister was more graceful and ladylike. Some unfortunate fate brought an end to her life and it was a custom back then to have the younger sister to replace her as a wife to her husband. (Thus the title, Accidental Bride)
Anyway, they resented one another at the beginning of this alliance. Phoebe Carlton is not a very striking lady and Cato Granville is a very serious man caught up in the civil war that was engulfing England at that time. Secretly though, Phoebe had liked Cato for years, the reason she resented him was because he wasn’t aware of her at all. It seemed to her that this marriage arrangement was just due to pure tradition and financial convenience. Their sexual life was boring, every sexual activities are brief and kept as required which kept Phoebe questioning, ‘Is that really all there is? Is there nothing more to it?’
Until one day she consulted her friend Portia and she suggested her to do this crazy makeover thing. She ditched her old gowns that didn’t suit her figure, she changed her attitude and finally she got everybody’s attention, especially Cato. ;-) She emerged from all of this and transformed into a real sensual well being and Cato was taken back by surprise. I think he never thought that inside this ordinary, boring girl there is a vixen laying waiting to be released. What is sexier than a woman who knows what they want? Cato was taken by surprise (and delight) the first time Phoebe showed her true nature. She hesitated at first, fearing of rejection, and had to cover his eyes with silk ribbon as she took him. Cato insisted that there is nothing to worry about, her fear was groundless, and that she is beautiful.
So begins the lovers’ journey through love, companion and even some serious actions as well. All of these proved that they are fit for one another. Both Phoebe and Cato were transformed for the better.
I think I had some very serious afterthought after reading this novel. I started to think that maybe our perception of beauty is wrong all this time. I’m convinced that everyone is beautiful in their own way and sometimes it takes a drastic self reinvention to show that. We are what we are, right? We change what we can and accept what we can’t. It’s as simple as that. On the other hand, I wouldn’t agree to making drastic changes to make everybody else happy. Whatever changes that we make, it has to be for us, purely for our self satisfaction. If we do that right, everything else will surely come to our way. I also have a motto that I try to live with, the better I look after myself, the better other people will look after or treat me. If we presented ourselves really well, people will surely appreciate us more. It’s really about give and take in this world.
I would like to close up this post by emphasizing again to all of you that you can find beauty everywhere around you. You just have to learn to appreciate their different forms and uniqueness.
-secret vixen-
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