WRITTEN ON THE WIND is the second novel in the Blackstone Legacy series by ELIZABETH CAMDEN, but it can easily be read as a stand alone. It is a book that will really stay with you as you read of the strong friendship between Natalia Blackstone, a leading analyst in her father’s New York bank, and Russian Count Dimitri Sokolov. In spite of them communicating with one another from opposite parts of the world they really understand one another. It is inspirational to see how far he is prepared to go in order to follow his conscience and how far she is prepared to go in order to help him.
I really love the characters, especially Dimitri, with his strength, heroism, sense of the dramatic, flirtatiousness, hypochondria, and poetic nature. I like to see how he is prepared to stand up to the Czar in order to have the 1858 Treaty of Aigun reinstated and protected. I like to see how committed Natalia is to her family, especially her baby brother Alexander, and to her work. After her Russian ballerina mother died, her father married Poppy, a woman close to her own age, who never misses an opportunity to put Natalia down. It is interesting to see how similar the entitled upper classes are in America and Russia, and the growing unrest among the lower classes in both countries.
I do not want to tell you any more for fear of spoiling the read for you.
I found Written on the Wind inspirational, interesting and exciting and cannot recommend the book highly enough for the unforgettable characters, great story and underlying Christian message.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Bathany House Publishers. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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