Poetry of Reading

To Sir Phillip, With Love is the story of Eloise. Eloise is an old maid by the standards of the ton (she’s 28!). She has secretly been corresponding for a year with Sir Phillip, who was a widower who lives in the country. In one of his letters, Sir Phillip suggests Eloise visit him and get to know him to see if marriage would be a possibility. After her best friend Penelope marries Colin. Eloise feels lonely. She decides to secretly go to meet Sir Phillip without telling her family. Eloise surprises him and is surprised herself by finding out he has two children who desperately need parental guidance. Eloise’s brothers track her down, but only after she had already spent time with Sir Phillip without a proper chaperone. She has a decision to make: does she want to marry Sir Phillip or marry Sir Phillip? I love that each of the Bridgerton novels has been unique. Eloise’s story deals with suicide, loss, depression, child abuse, and children who act out to get attention. It has deep issues set within a brighter love story. Eloise becomes a different person than she has been in the other books. Her growth and her influence on the Crane family are special. You can really see the power of love in this story.