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I read this book over a week's time as I was intrigued by the posted descriptions.
It is a very interesting story which is extremely well done by Pamela Holmes. The author brings the mid 1800's very much to life with hints and phrases that paint a very vivid literary picture.
Not only is the story of the Rector's wife, Mildred, startling and bold for it's time, but the flow of the project she undertakes is well managed by the Author - always keeping the reader informed but yet wanting more .
I must hand kudos to this lady - a very well written book and a delight to read.
Robert P Dunn


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The Huntingfield Paintress Pamela Holmes 9781910692660 Books Reviews

4.5 brilliant stars for the Huntingfield Paintress. I empathised with Mildred (Millie to her adoring husband). She and William have spent many years travelling Europe gathering ideas for when their living, purchased for them by William's uncle, at Huntingfield parish will be theirs.

But just because you dream longingly of something doesn't mean that when it actually happens you will like it. Mildred feels isolated in Huntingfield. The people are largely parochial and seem boring to Mildred. They have led narrow insulated lives and love to gossip. They accept her help, but at the same time resent her for it. They are suspicious of her and her 'foreign ideas' including that of hand-washing to stop the spread of infection. And they are nothing less than 'shocked' when Mildred decides to paint the church ceiling after the fashion of the great European churches and to adorn it with angels, especially when she elects to dress like a man for her work as it is far ore practical. She manages to make only one friend Anne, who then shuns her when she goes ahead with her painting.

But not everyone is prepared to pass her off as eccentric and leave her to get on with it. She has enemies in the fold. Those who wish to stop her. And will go to any lengths to do so.

This is a gentle book that slowly enfolds you like a warm blanket. The writing is beautiful and evocative of the era. While The Huntingfield Paintress is fiction, it is based on truth and the author has done her research well.

Thank you to Netgalley and Urbane Publications for providing a digital ARC of the Huntingfield Paintress in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
I fell in love with this delightful book "The Huntingfield Paintress" from the very first enchanting page, wrapping you in its warm, gentle and unique story set in Suffolk during the 1800's.
Mildred Holland and her vicar husband William, finally get the life they longed for in a tiny Suffolk village in 1848 after travelling and discovering Europe for many years. However, Mildred finds her new life boring and after the longed-for child does not arrive she sinks into despair and despondency. What options exist for a clever and creative woman in such a cosseted environment? After a sudden chance encounter, Mildred embarks on a herculean task that demands courage and devotion, to create a 15th century ceiling within their parish church. Golden angels, wild colours and myriad images are painstakingly created by the dedicated and headstrong woman.
This beautiful tale is perfect for weekend reading and I found myself in Mildred's delicate and atmospheric world, feeling and sensing every emotion as she lived at Huntingfield Rectory.
The author has captured the era perfectly, the village, parishioners, diseases etc even including how families were having financial difficulties as machines took over their jobs and how offspring often left their working families for a supposedly better life in the bigger towns.
I was hugely surprised when I realised this was based on the true story of Mildred Holland who indeed created a stunning display of religious iconography single-handedly in St Mary's Church in Huntingfield. Truly inspiring and the author Pamela Holmes has very successfully told of her story - even though fictionalised, absolutely perfect!!
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A delicate and very touching (true?) story following the fine tradition of questing 19th century heroines such as Isabel Archer and Dorothea Brooke. There is fire in Mildred's belly and it triumphs over tragedy, prejudice and infirmity. So much sensuous celebration of rural life, and beautifully caught human mini-dramas. Encore please.. .
A charming book in its concept and delivery. Unfortunately the number of printing errors in the book spoiled what could have been a happier experience. Did anyone at the pubishers proof read it? I found a mistake about every five pages. A better understanding of an artist's materials such as things like oil, tempera, mural, fresco, panels etc would have enriched the book even more.
I read this book over a week's time as I was intrigued by the posted descriptions.
It is a very interesting story which is extremely well done by Pamela Holmes. The author brings the mid 1800's very much to life with hints and phrases that paint a very vivid literary picture.
Not only is the story of the Rector's wife, Mildred, startling and bold for it's time, but the flow of the project she undertakes is well managed by the Author - always keeping the reader informed but yet wanting more .
I must hand kudos to this lady - a very well written book and a delight to read.
Robert P Dunn