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Nicky Penttila writes stories with adventure, ideas, history, and love. She enjoys coming up with stories that are set in faraway cities and countries, because then she *must* travel there, you know, for research. She lives in Maryland with her reading-mad husband and amazing rescue cat. She’s chattiest on Twitter, @NickyPenttila, and can also be found at nickypenttila.com.
Reviewed by Michelle Randall for Readers' Favorite
An Untitled Lady takes a real life political event, the Peterloo Massacre, and gives it life and voice in the form of fictional characters. Madeline has grown up alone, but her godfather has been grooming her to be his son's bride. Too bad he forgot to tell his son about this development. When Madeline arrives at Shaftsbury, nothing is what she was led to believe it would be and her world is turned upside down. The younger brother of the Earl of Shaftsbury marries Madeline, and, as he is a merchant, takes her to town. The plight of workers and factory owners becomes the main focus as Nicky Penttila tells the story leading up to what would be later called the Peterloo Massacre when the workers rose up in passive protest at the treatment by the factory owners. As Nash and Madeline strive to learn to live together, they are in the middle of the arguments, he as a factory owner but one who understands the workers. Madeline is pulled in as she searches for her family of birth.
An Untitled Lady may take place in 1822, but the ideals are progressive, and as we watch Nash and Madeline together, we see them learning that the rules of the past will not fit the new order of the world. Nash is a merchant, but he is more understanding to his workers and wants a peaceful resolution. Madeline is dragged into the conflict as she searches for her birth family, only to find them high in the reform movement. Does she follow her family or the rules she was raised under? Throw in an evil uncle that has clouded Madeline's judgment and you find a wonderful story of the time period. Nicky Penttila mixes history and fiction to give life to a moment in time that deserves more understanding.
