A pleasant read and more enjoyable than I expected. A view into a bygone age. There was one event near the end that felt a little contrived, but overall the plot was well-handled and the slow pace added conviction. ( )

Borrowed from the shelves of our holiday cottage in Whitby this was much the sort of fare I expected: somewhat romantic historical fiction. It made a nice change that the lead character was a man though, and the class tensions running through the book made a good backdrop to the story. Enjoyable enough of its type. ( )

As a diversion from his job in his uncle's carpentry shop, newly arrived Robert Bradley began to explore the Durham countryside. It was on one of these walks that he met Millie, the ethereal girl-child whose odd ways and nocturnal wanderings has led to her being known locally as Thorman's Moth. ( )