![]() ![]() Reluctantly in Margaret's case, excitedly in Henry's, they and their two children embark on this journey. Henry has been promoted to a senior position in New Zealand. ![]() Starting in London in 1890 we meet Henry and Margaret Oades. It caught their attention and grew from there. This fictional story come into being after the author's law professor father found an abstract on the Oades case. I mean I was invested enough in the plight of the characters, Margaret in particular, to be annoyed and frustrated on her behalf. I guess in a warped kind of way these feelings of frustration and confusion were a positive sign. Certainly for the first half I simply tore through the pages at a great pace but towards the end I began to feel frustrated with how things were progressing and I really didn't know how I wanted it to end. I found it well done and for the most part I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. ![]() The Wives of Henry Oades was a debut historical fiction by Johanna Moran. ![]()
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