{"id":78,"date":"2012-03-30T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stacyhenrie.com\/blog\/she-walks-in-beauty-by-siri-mitchell\/"},"modified":"2012-03-30T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T13:18:00","slug":"she-walks-in-beauty-by-siri-mitchell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stacyhenrie.com\/blog\/she-walks-in-beauty-by-siri-mitchell\/","title":{"rendered":"She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*In an effort to spread the word about my favorite type of book &#8211; inspirational romance &#8211; I&#8217;m doing Christian Fiction Fridays here on my blog where I share my recommendations for books in this genre.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j9fSszF0fKg\/T3TDO_DUQHI\/AAAAAAAACBc\/b_kI6ANNFZY\/s1600\/SheWalksInBeauty_mockup.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" dea=\"true\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j9fSszF0fKg\/T3TDO_DUQHI\/AAAAAAAACBc\/b_kI6ANNFZY\/s320\/SheWalksInBeauty_mockup.jpg\" width=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>She Walks in Beauty<\/em> by Siri Mitchell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What It&#8217;s About:<\/strong><br \/>For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage, so much depends on her social season debut. Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city&#8217;s most eligible bachelor. Debuting means plenty of work&#8211;there are corsets to be fitted, dances to master, manners to perfect. Her training soon pays off, however, as celebrity&#8217;s spotlight turns Clara into a society-page darling. <\/p>\n<p>Yet Clara soon wonders if this is the life she really wants. Especially when she learns her best friend has also set her sights on Franklin De Vries. When a man appears who seems to love her simply for who she is and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes it&#8217;s not just her marriage at stake&#8211;the future of her family depends on how she plays the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong><br \/>I&#8217;ve read this book like two or three times now! It&#8217;s one of my favorite inspirational historicals. I love the time period and location &#8211; 1890&#8217;s&nbsp;New York City &#8211; and that it&#8217;s told in first person. Clara is a strong heroine and I love the guy she eventually ends up with &#8211; but I won&#8217;t say who for those who haven&#8217;t read the book. It&#8217;s well-written and full of interesting historical details that add to, not distract from, the story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On a personal note:<\/strong><br \/>I had the opportunity to meet and have breakfast with Siri Mitchell about two years ago at a writers conference. She is as kind and gracious in real life as she is online!<\/p>\n<p>Find this book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0042P5JLY\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=stahenaut-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0042P5JLY\">here on Amazon<\/a> or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/she-walks-in-beauty-siri-mitchell\/1017410010?ean=9780764204333&amp;itm=1&amp;usri=she+walks+in+beauty\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*In an effort to spread the word about my favorite type of book &#8211; inspirational romance &#8211; I&#8217;m doing Christian Fiction Fridays here on my blog where I share my recommendations for books in this genre. 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