![]() ![]() ![]() If he succeeds before a given date, he will be rewarded with enough money to launch his own business empire. He's a former boxer who is now something of an enforcer, working to eliminate the duke's many debts. Less than a page in, the visible marks of patriarchal power-expensive clothing, "patrician features"-are irrevocably undermined. The untutored observer, Hugo thought, was an idiot. Compared with Hugo's own unprepossessing expression and sandy brown hair, the untutored observer would have concluded that the duke was in charge. his patrician features were sharp and aristocratic. The book opens with a description of two men, one of them a duke, and the other, our hero:Īn untutored observer would focus on the Duke of Clermont, apparently in full command. To balance things out, I kept an eye out for positive examples of romances with feminist leanings - and now I'm thrilled to say that Courtney Milan's The Governess Affair has a strongly feminist subtext based around power, money, consent, and women's autonomy. After the Vicki Essex review and the feminist heroine fiasco, I've been feeling like many of my latest posts have come down on the negative side of the critical spectrum. ![]()
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