Sadly, I have read the last of the 3 books by Julia Quinn tht I bought. A good light read after work when you don't want to have to plough through complex story lines / characters.
This book started with the narration about Sir Philip & his relationship with his wife (Marina), children with a hint of his past (tht caused his behaviour pattern - i.e. avoiding his twin - a son & a daughter). Marina suffered from post-partum blues (or at least I "diagnosed" her behaviour as tht) & after much melancholic-self-confinement in her room, she attempted to commit suicide, but was saved by Philip. She finally died without a fight after suffering fr fever - probably from cold.
Eloise , the 5th child of the Bridgerton brood, came into the picture when she sends her condolence to Sir Philip. Turns out, she's Marina's distant cousin. The first note ended being a year long correspondence; which resulted in :
a) Sir Philip, wanting someone to mother his kids & thinking tht Eloise is a dowdy ol' spinster (tht was the only reason she's not married right?); offered a proposal in his last letter & for her to visit him (to get to know him better of course). She's labelled as a spinster at the age of 28! (but tht was during the time when it was normal to marry at 18-19).
b) Eloise, being miserable when her "fellow-spinster" got married to her own brother - Collin! (well tht's another story I'll go out & get), agreed.
She went to meet Sir Philip. Was disappointed at first with what she found about him (she was expecting a different version of handsome). A bit of arguments, debates, "sneak-counter-attack" with the twins who dispised her at first. Lastly, with a bit of "help" from her brothers, got married to Sir Philip.
Of course there's more meat to the last paragraph, but to put tht down would be almost writing the whole book out.... Overall a nice read.
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