Not just a means of escaping stupidity, but pure clear lake of wit that is more than enough to slake her thirst. Since the library is a sanctuary from the taunts her the cruel trio of her stepfamily thanks to their willful adoption of ignorance, it is really two havens for the price of one. Because reading is not just fundamental, it is also enriching. It is those laws which have made Sophie and poor, but, ironically, also rich.

No, that is all due to laws being legislated to support the aristocracy. Not that that a love of reading maker Sophie poor. She'd already read all of the novels in the library, and as neither Araminta, Rosamund, nor Posy was particularly enamored of reading, Sophie couldn't look forward to a new book entering the house. In fact, reading Whistledown was really Sophie's one true enjoyable pastime. But if one read Whistledown often enough, one could almost feel a part of London Society without actually attending any balls. Not, of course, that Sophie had ever had the chance to see the Marriage Mart for herself. She had been reading Lady Whistledown's Society Papers since it had debuted in 1813, and the gossip columnist was almost always correct when it came to matters of the Marriage Mart. You know the one she has step-family issues and defective footwear at the dance. Not to mention that other put-upon fairy tale daughter. Sophie Beckett may have parental difficulties, but so did Snow White, Rapunzel and Gretel. This line quoted above, on the other hand, well, what does it mean? Is this entry in the wildly popular series to take a different direction from the rather lighthearted look at the courses of true love? Of course not. The rest of the novels feature opening lines mostly of a romantic nature or, at least, that natural lead to romance. In fact, there is absolutely nothing else that comes even closer to this commencement of festivities. Within the lineage of all the books in the series about the Bridgerton family, this opening line remains the one that really smacks you hard across the face. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Įveryone knew that Sophie Beckett was a bastard. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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