Publisher: Tomfoolery Press
Format: Paperback and ebook
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis LONDON, 1888.
Upon the death of her husband, self-involved social climber Cora Pringle assumes her recent dalliance with a wealthy gentleman will be her second chance at a happily ever after. That is until her paramour turns out to be a penniless imposter. Despite his betrayal, Cora can’t quite let go of the tug the handsome playwright has on her heart.
Desperate for an income, Cora becomes a séance-performing spiritualist and gets a taste for celebrity—and it’s so delicious. So what if she can’t actually communicate with the dead? Her eager patrons don’t need to know that.
Amelia Baxter, an ambitious journalist and suffragist, is discouraged when her editor refuses to let her cover the horrific Jack the Ripper murders. Instead, Amelia pours her frustrations into bringing Cora’s deceptive and manipulative act to an end, even if it means risking her family’s reputation.
My Thoughts When her husband dies suddenly, Cora Pringle is left penniless and homeless. With no friends or relatives willing to help and a marriage proposal that could be the answer to all her problems rejected, Cora's hopes are pinned on the wealthy gentleman she has been dallying with recently. Unfortunately, Everett Rigby turns out to be equally penniless. With no other options available, Cora moves in with him. Poor Everett soon discovers that Cora is a liability, but refuses to walk away from their relationship. In need of money, Cora stumbles on a way to make some by reading palms, which then expands to her becoming a headline spiritualist. Cora relishes her rise in status, but becomes the target of an ambitious journalist, Amelia Baxter, who is determined to expose Cora for the fraud that she is. What follows is an entertaining story of one woman's pursuit of fame and another's determination to end that pursuit and establish herself as a creditable journalist. The Spirited Mrs. Pringle is a fast-paced and fun read that will have you chuckling at the antics of Cora and her nemesis, Amelia. I can't say I liked Cora that much, although she was an interesting mix of selfishness, impetuosity and naivety. Her treatment of Everett was another black mark against her, but she did redeem herself towards the end. And speaking of the end, what a delightful surprise that was! Praise for The Spirited Mrs. Pringle
“Like the most memorable of its vividly drawn characters, The Spirited Mrs. Pringle is clever, lively, and unabashedly entertaining. Perhaps most enjoyable of all is the seemingly endless series of surprises. A string of sometimes astonishing pleasures to the last page.” - Award-Winning Author Leo McKay Jr.
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Her lighthearted look at the 16th century, The Lazy Historian’s Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII, was published in 2018.
Jillianne has been published in Macleans, the Truro Daily News, the Sackville Tribune-Post, and Career Options Magazine. She also blogs about history at The Lazy Historian. Jill graduated from Journalism at Holland College in Prince Edward Island in 2010.
She lives in Charlottetown on Canada’s beautiful east coast.
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Thank you for the wonderful review, Yvonne!
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