A review by misajane79
The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.0

My copy is from Persephone, and you just can't qo wrong with that publisher. I've loved Burnett for years, but never read an adult novel, even though one of them has been on my shelf for years. This was a classic Victorian novel, with a dastardly (and truly horrifying--a real mixture of realism and ridiculousness) villian and spunky heroine. It was a wonderful examination of American money and British class issues, set alongside a good bit of women's history. And it was a page turner. Yes, in parts it is almost ridiculous, but I just couldn't put it down and I love it despite its almost Victorian gothic nature.