A review by margaretpinard
The Wild Island by Antonia Fraser

2.0

So...I loved the descriptions of the Wild Island, and the few cultural insights about Scots of the North. But this book definitely suffers from being written in 1978, when a woman could be assumed to fall for a man, any man, even a scoundrel she suspects, because he's the only likely character...SPOILER ALERT: I wasn't convinced the main character should have been so taken with her love interest that she would regret his loss, and I wasn't convinced that he was so taken with her that his wife would take action. Meh. Not sure if I'll try another Antonia Fraser. Maybe just to see if they're all in a similar vein. PS bad typos (pre-spell check reprint). Didn't bother keeping track.