The Regiment's Woman is an epic tale from nineteenth century Britain, meticulously crafted around one woman's quest to better herself in the face of class division. The woman is Janetta, a promiscuous girl from a humble miner's background who ends up living a life full of love, loss, death and jealousy as she makes her way into society by attaching herself to the officers and men of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Kerby skillfully brings us into the rough world of nineteenth century England through expert characterization and silky dialogue, but it is Janetta's persona that carries the narrative; she is at turns piteous, manipulative, caring and cold, but her driving, single-minded determination endears the reader to her as she battles constant plights...and there are many. Reading The Regiment's Woman guarantees a dramatic and yet earthy story that engages and shocks in equal measure.