The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken - A Book Review

        

The Yellow Lantern is set in the Northeast in the early 1800s. Against her will, Josephine Clayton was drug into a network of body snatchers by her father and his farmhand. She was made to believe that her participation was the only way to protect her father, the only parent she had left. As part of her role, Josephine became Josie Clay and was hired on at the Gloughton Mill, a place where accidents often happened and could lead to death. No one could have predicted her growing attachment to the mill's manager, Braham Taylor, and his foster aunt, Mrytle Bates. Josie was torn between her loyalty to her father, her loyalty to God, and her growing affection for Braham and Aunt Myrtle. While she herself an herbalist was involved in the healing arts, using stolen bodies for medical research was repugnant to her. A way out of her predicament was elusive.

It took me awhile to get into this story, but once I did, I was hooked. I recommend the book with its unique story line and well-written dialogue to fans of suspense and historical fiction. I am grateful to Barbour Publishing for providing me with a copy of The Yellow Lantern via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no monetary compensation.