I love Gothic tales, so this was a great classic to read.

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What a gripping story!! I read it in one night! A rare story from Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women. Originally thought to be too sensational for its time, this book was written as a serial. Every chapter ends with a cliffhanger-- A definate page turner.

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What a great find...this book was only recently found in the mid 1990s. A great story of a love affair between an older man and a younger woman. The man becomes obsessed with her as she tries to leave him, and he follows her around the world trying to bring her home. Definitely suspenseful, though after awhile, I would roll my eyes and wish it would just be over with.

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Very disturbing.

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Not at all what I expected from the author of Little Women. It took my breath away at times as I longed for the main character to escape her life. I couldn't put it down, I was pulled into the story and the nightmare of her life. I needed to know how it ended.

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A suspenseful romantic thriller that will keep you interested. Nothing at all like Little Women but still fantastic.

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Sooo, this was a book that Alcott wrote to try to help her family with some financial trouble. To bad for her, the book was too bold they didn't publish it in her time!
It was edited to be more boring and printed under the name "Fair Rosamond", but this version is supposed to be the first one in all it's "boldness" glory.

The main woman, Rosamond, is surprisingly bold and independently minded for that time I think. I had no qualms with her, and actually found the story pretty believable. She falls in love with Tempest, gets together with him, finds out some not-so-nice things about him and runs-and he keeps chasing her, over, and over, again. So at times, a little repetitive, but, kept me interested for the most part and was a refreshing read just because of the time it was written in caused it to be something different to read.

I am putting it on paperbackswap, however, instead of keeping it for myself.

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Very different from the Louisa May Alcott books I read up with. An adult story that held my interest.

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A story of dark love and passionate obsession that was considered "too sensational" to be published in thr author's lifetime. This story was written for magazine serialization in 1866, two years before 'Little Women.' Discovered a century AFTER the author's death, this story is considered a literary landmark.

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Definately worth reading--watch out, this one doesn't end as normal for her as others do!

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