No Job for a Lady: Series 1 [DVD]

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Violet Hamilton is a woman who knows her own mind. Which, in 1896, can make things a little complicated… Enter Violet Hamilton who, at 28, is an elderly spinster in the minds of most, especially that of her father. But she is fiercely independent, ambitious and wishes to make her own way. Her mother who disappeared ten years earlier instilled a unique mindset and outlook into her daughter. Violet secretly seeks the right detective to search for her mother, one who will take her seriously. In doing so she meets Ben. She also discovers layers of secrets and learns more about herself. To me the mystery is almost secondary to the characters. Some are more endearing than others but all are interesting. At twenty-eight, Violet's father is beginning to fear she will never marry. But every suitor he puts forward, she finds an increasingly creative way of rebuffing. Because Violet is a woman who knows her own mind - and her mind is on her mother, who went missing ten years earlier, vanishing from Hastings Pier without a trace. Looking for the missing is not a suitable pastime for a lady. But when Violet hires a seaside detective to help, she sets off an unexpected chain of events that will throw her life into chaos.

Violet is one of those incandescent characters who grab your heartstrings with her hilarity, determination and bravery and lingers in your mind long after her story is told. Extra praise also for the rest of the excellent and colorful cast. In 1896 a young woman is expected to marry young, behave like a lady, and pursue interests such as charitable work. An unmarried woman of 28 is considered a spinster, unlikely to ever marry, and certainly not expected to work. Especially as a detective. But Violet is not your average Victorian woman. The first thing I can't help but notice is his height—I have to look up. He's tall, probably over six feet; his body hovers over my five-foot frame. I assume he indulges in sports, for he appears to have the build of an athlete. He's young, maybe five or six years older than my nineteen,1 with striking green eyes that are framed in silver wire-rimmed pince-nez—another favorite of my dad's, except his glasses were gold. He's clean-shaven, which I prefer, and his hair—curly, dark brown—is not long, but not short, either, falling just below his ears. He's wearing a dark suit, giving him an eastern look, rather than the rough clothes of the westerners I see all around. No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby is a delightful historical romance about a spirited woman who is ahead of her time. My mother claims I will fall for an older man because I worshiped my father, who died when I was six. He was prominent in our little community and became a judge. When not out tending to the horses, he wore suits.

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Pyramids, dark magic, and dead bodies are what the intrepid Nellie encounters when she takes off for Mexico after her editor refuses to let her work as a foreign correspondent because "it's no job for a lady." Charming, exhilarating, fabulously funny and so full of heart – Violet is the heroine I've been waiting for.' Daisy Buchanan I promised her once I arrived in Mexico that I would send letters every day so she would know how I was progressing—and that I was unharmed.

Even though it is 1886, the West is not yet completely tamed, and I have read that Mexico is decades behind America in its own struggle to civilize itself. This makes the land south of us either fertile ground for exciting stories or a danger zone, depending on whether one is looking at the situation through my rose-colored vision or my mother's morbid fears. No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby is a fun and light hearted historical romance with a hint of mystery set in the seaside town of Hastings during the Victorian era. Violet is 28 and as far as her father is concerned she is desperately in need of a husband, though she is far less convinced of the merits of that plan. She would rather be independent and make her own way, and her father won't help her to do what she wants most.- find out what happened to her mother who disappeared ten years before. Determined to uncover the truth she hires a local detective and in doing so opens a can of worms.

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Her main goal is to find out more about her mother, who disappeared 10 years ago. But as a detective-in-training, there's plenty of demand for her skills and opportunties to hone them. I suspect we all need someone like Violet Hamilton in our life to remind us to dream bigger and break a few rules every once in a while!