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Reviews & Endorsements for ‘A Type of Beauty’
This is a beautifully drawn, historically accurate account of a consuming passion and unconventional love affair that resonates centuries on. Kathleen Newton’s life was short but filled with adventure and romance, and O’Reilly has skillfully joined the dots in what was one of the great love affairs of the Victorian age - Sunday Tribune, June 2010
Patricia OReilly renders the emotional landscape of the Victorian era with a sharp wit and vivid imagination and creates the fascinating character of Kate Newton with the subtlety of an artists palette. Highly recommended - Gordon O’Sullivan - Historical Novel Review, August 2010
The clash of Victorian values with the spirit of a proud young lady make for a compelling read. Patricia O’Reilly has carefully crafted into an intriguing story a mixture of fact and fiction. This is a difficult task to undertake and could only be carried off successfully by an experienced writer such as O’Reilly, whose thorough research and creativity shine through in equal measure throughout the novel. Sunday Independent, August 2010
"Patricia O'Reilly has woven a truly intriguing story. I was fascinated by this life of an unconventional woman who lived exactly as she wanted to, despite society's disapproval." Lucinda Hawksley
“A beguiling tale and an imaginative mélange of historical characters with a sharp insight into women’s lives - and the limitations of their circumstances - in the period. There is a meticulous attention to detail – India is exquisitely c onjured up – and a narrative of great sympathy evoking the artistic and literary worlds developing in the 1870s and 80s. Kate’s story is most compelling and this is an altogether fine literary accomplishment by Patricia O’Reilly - with a fabulous movie potential.” Mary Kenny
‘In this, one of the great romances of the Victorian era, Patricia O'Reilly has brought to life a past that is at once vivid and utterly credible. A joy to read.’ Christine Dwyer Hickey
An engaging and illuminating exploration of the intersection of these Irish, English, Indian and French worlds in the intriguing, tragic and very modern relationship of Jacques Tissot and Kathleen Newton.’ Carlo Gébler
 "...an intriguing backdrop for the poignant tale of Kathleen Newton and her lover Jacques Tissot." Turtle Bunbury
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