Night of a Thousand Stars

This was a very enjoyable novel by Deanna Raybourn - one of those books that I just got deeper into the more that I read, and I flew through the last fifty or so pages because I HAD to know how it ended. It's the story of Poppy March Hammond, who in post-WWI London is about to marry into the aristocracy when she decides that is NOT the life she wants and, with the help of handsome curate Sebastian, goes out the window of the church and escapes to her father's home in the country. When Poppy decides a few days later she needs to thank Sebastian for his help, she returns to London to find him mysteriously gone - and also that he's not who he said he was.

So starts Poppy's adventure, aided by her ladie's maid Masterman and the dear old gentlemen who hires her to help write his memoirs, from London to Damascus, where she finds danger, romance, and eventually Sebastian. Poppy is a fun character, charming and endearing but not at all ditzy. She also seems to be the only character who isn't hiding something, and finding out who everyone is and how they're connected is an exciting read.

I'll definitely look for more of Ms. Raybourn's book in the future.

Night of a Thousand Stars