“Twenty-one year-old Enid was growing up faster than her young years could cope.”

In Wealth, Sorrow, Redemption: The Adventurous Life of a Countess, a small joke took young Enid’s life on an entire different path than she ever expected. Staying out way past her curfew with a cute young man led them to excuse their behavior by saying they got engaged. In the morning, they expected to tell their guardians that it was a joke, but instead the news was all over society. To save face, both families agreed the two should go ahead with the wedding. Harley was focused on fun and started to gamble away his fortune. Enid did not know about his troubles until after the death of their son. Once she finds out, she finally holds her own future in her hands.

Wealth, Sorrow, Redemption: The Adventurous Life of a Countess is biographical novel based on the true life of a woman who raced cars, flew planes, spied for her country, traveled all through Africa, painted, wrote and helped animals in California. I met the author, Kathleen Ambro, at a meet-the-author event at Christmas in Springboro. Her novel sounded interesting, especially since it was based on a true story. She gave me a copy of her book to review.

Countess Enid Kinnoll converts to Catholicism after divorcing her husband. She inherits wealth from her mother and seeks to do good in her life. When she hears about the missions in Africa needing supplies, she decides to visit them to deliver the supplies and write about how Europeans can help. The changes in Europe before World War II have her eventually fleeing to America.

Each chapter in Wealth, Sorrow, Redemption: The Adventurous Life of a Countess covers a section of Enid’s life and it was never boring. It is amazing that she hasn’t been written about before. The book is well researched and keeps a good pace at telling her life story. I read the book rather quickly and was really impressed by all that the countess did in her life. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys biographies or unique tales. 

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