![]() Together, they help each other reach their goals. Ahmed needs someone who is part of the ton to show off his designs in order to buy the shop he works in and become a renowned dressmaker. ![]() This brings Evelyn to meet Ahmed Malik, a brilliant half-Indian tailor and a side character in an earlier work by Matthews, A Modest Independence. Instead, she hatches a plan to show off her prowess as an equestrienne while donned in the highest fashion. Evelyn does not believe in herself to win a suitor in the conventional way of balls and soirees. She is a bluestocking in denial and on a mission to make a good match in order to take care of her sisters after her eldest sister scandalously left London with the man she loved. Set in Victorian England, we follow Evelyn Maltravers during her first season in London. The Siren of Sussex is the first installment in Mimi Matthews’ Belles of London series, and I am now eagerly awaiting the next installments. ![]() Mimi Matthews‘ newest title, The Siren of Sussex, published earlier this year, is a delight! This was my first time reading one of Matthews’ works, and it will not be my last. ![]()
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