ACRBA Tour Unnoticed by Amanda Deed
Posted by Jenny on Jun 6, 2017 in Book Reviews |
5 – 9 June 2017
is Introducing
(By Rhiza Press, 1 March, 2017)
By
Amanda Deed
About the Book:
Plain Jane O’Reilly is good at being unnoticed. Detested by her stepmother and teased by her stepsisters, Jane has learned the art of avoiding attention. That is until Price Moreland, an American with big dreams, arrives in her small town.
Does she dare to hope someone might notice her?
However, Price Moreland may not be the prince that the whole town thinks him to be. Was his desire to be a missionary a God-given call, or just a good excuse to run from his past?
Complete with an evil stepmother, a missing shoe and a grand ball, Unnoticed takes the time-old Cinderella fairy tale and gives it an Australian twist.
About the Author:
Amanda Deed has penned several Australian Historical Romances, including The Game, winner of the CALEB Prize for Fiction in 2010. She resides in the South Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne with her family, where she works full-time in her local church office.
Outside of work and family, Amanda loves to write stories filled with intrigue and adventure using her favourite themes as a backdrop: Australia, heritage, romance and faith. Her books include Unnoticed, Ellenvale Gold, Black Forest Redemption and Henry’s Run. For more information, go to www.amandadeed.com.au.
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My Thoughts and Goodreads review:
I’ve enjoyed Amanda Deed’s Ellenvale’s trilogy, so was looking forward to reading Unnoticed and I wasn’t disappointed. It is a charming and engaging Cinderella retelling set in 19th century NSW.
It has all the elements of the original, a neglected beauty, a distant father, a nasty stepmother and stepsisters, a fairy godmother, a prince, a ball and a shoe – but recasts them appropriate to the time and in fresh ways. Deed also weaves through the story strong spiritual themes. Unnoticed should delight Amanda Deed fans, lovers of Australian historical novels, romances and Christian fiction.
I’m looking forward to reading her next Australian historical fairy tale retelling.
My Goodreads review of Unnoticed is here.
Jenny
This looks like a wonderful read. Something that one could really sink into. Thank you for sharing it!
It was a great read. Thanks Nicole for stopping by