The Novelty Maker
As often as he can possibly manage, Cole slips away from the parties and teas inflicted upon him by his mother to visit Harlowe, the brilliant, mercurial novelty maker he met several months ago when commissioning a piece for his mother. Overwhelmed with work, and preferring to avoid people, Harlowe is not an easy person to know, and Cole values too much their hard-won friendship to ever risk it by telling Harlowe of his true feelings. Then Harlowe begins to receive letters from a secret admirer …
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long-winded short story,
Sweet,
Lovely Story,
I liked the characters, and enjoyed reading about their interaction with the people in their world, but I thought the back stories of a couple of the characters could have been better developed; for example, it’s apparent that Cole is relatively well-off, but it’s never made clear his job or position in society.
With a few little tweaks, this could be a five-star book.