Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones

She decides to follow in her father's footsteps and set herself up as a spy. She saves a friend by chasing off a would-be rapist, delves into the secrets of the Quality, finds clues and trails after strangers. Determined, Annis whips up a disguise and sets herself up as a dressmaker.įor anyone else, it would be a tame endeavor to measure, cut, and sew, tamely minding a shop created solely to outfit Society women, but not for Annis. All she has to do is ply her trade - but despite her friendships with woman who manage shops, Cassia insists that no girl in trade will ever be able to hold her head up. As she is taking in a rather ghastly mourning gown, she makes the discovery that she has the power within her hands - and within her needle - to save them.

The servants are sent packing, the lease on the house is terminated, and Annis and her Aunt Cassia are away to make their way as governesses or companions. It feels like it's too late for everything, including regret. The father she barely knew is, in a way, only a minor loss, but Annis had been promising herself for too long that she was going to get to know him - and now it's too late. Synopsis: Annis Whitworth's world quietly crumples when it's discovered that not only has her father died under rather unlikely circumstances (but why was he traveling on a night with no moon?) that all of his money has vanished. As panelist conclusions are not for public consumption, the purpose of these write-ups is to keep track of what I'm reading, and will mostly touch on plot synopsis, with minimal comments on thematic tropes. As a panelist for Cybils YA Speculative Fiction, Round 1, I'm going to be briefly writing up some of the hundreds of book I read as part of the award.

Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones