Book Title : Winner Takes All
Author : Sandra Sookoo
Publisher : Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc
Genre : Historical
Publication Date : May 2009
ISBN : 1-0-936000-16-4
Pages : 94
Series : n/a
Category : Romance
Type : Sweet

Reviewer : Melissa

4 Wings

Lily is a scholar in a time when women were not encouraged to pursue learning. Nineteen oh-four was a time of social change, and Lily wanted to be a part of that change, but she was a woman, a 37 year old woman, and her conservative parents thought that she should have more social skills and less studying. They had about decided that she would never marry, not being able to attend a party or gathering without causing a loud argument as she firmly stated her views on society. Christopher was an ex-military officer who had followed the family tradition since the Revolutionary war, and now ran his family’s factory and tried for his father’s approval. At a Sunday Brunch their paths crossed, and a wager was made. They would find the other a mate before Easter or a price would be paid.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Ms. Sookoo. It was the first of hers I have read, and I was delighted by the way she came head on to some of the social reforms of the time, and the feelings of the woman that would be many, many years before the child labour laws were changed, workers environments were improved, or they saw the vote. Even the fact that friendship between men of colour and white men is still frowned upon. People still fit very carefully into the form that had existed for generations before, in which a woman’s mail goal in life was to master the art of flirtation and learn to run a house successfully, so she could catch a man and improve her status in society. I connected very quickly with the main characters. I started out not really liking Lily’s mother, but when push came to shove Mrs. Henderson showed her love for her oldest daughter and that she really only wanted her happy and cared for, and held Lily when she needed it. I give Winner Takes All a firm 4 wings for the joy it is to read.

Tags: crr reviews, sandra sookoo, winner takes all

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