Helpful Score: 5
Excellent book. When it started I thought it was going to be depressing but it turned into a book that was great. The characters are quirky but so caring. It's a book that has sends a message about real life and how we see it relate to everything around us.
Helpful Score: 3
Fabulous. It reminded me of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca". Deep, a little Dark, but so satisfying. Set in the 1880's, it explores what they considered mental illness and medicine. A lady comes to this hidden, dark house full of the "insane" totally without memory, or even, at the beginning, speaking. It's amazing to watch the entire household change because of this one lady. It makes you look at your life and how you view things. I almost put it down the first 1/3 of the book, because it is dark, but it had a deep hold on me, and I knew I'd always wonder what happened next. I'm so glad I finished it. It's a book I'll pass along to friends to read.
Helpful Score: 2
Surprised by an unexpected flicker of hope, the reclusive and strangely telepathic doctor Ian Carrick agrees to help a woman brought to his isolated mansion, unconscious and bruised beyond recognition, and ends up having his faith in himself and his abilities restored by the very woman he sets out to save. This intensely emotional story explores the issues of mental and physical disability, the thin line between reality and illusion, and the healing powers of compassion, belief, and love. Despite an obvious and sentimental ending, Hannah's beautiful use of language, compelling and empathetic characters, and ability to involve readers make this historical, with a hint of the paranormal, well worth reading.
Wonderful love story without all of the mush and gush!!
Wonderful love story without all of the mush and gush!!
Lost memory, how she got to the mansion on the isolated Maine coase, Selena doesn't know. Ian Carick a brilliant physician turned recluse, hiding from life in the sanctuary of his home. Can love be possible?
I just can't get into this author. This is the second book of hers I've read and I didnt really enjoy it. Towards the very end it started to pick up a little for me but left me feeling flat.
Selena has no idea who she is or how she came to the mansion in Maine. She has come under the care of Ian Carrick, a physician with telepathic powers. He has quit medicine because of his psycic powers they caused problems among his patients and also his peers. good story--different
I loved this book, it is a great read. Kept you hanging on wanting more.
It is a good story just found it moved very slow.
I found it to be a a good story that keeps your interest, but it's very depressing.
1880. She doesn't remember who she is or how she came to the mansion on the isolated Maine coast. Lost in a strange world filled with even stranger faces, Selena finds comfort in a man whose eyes reflect her own aloneness.
This is a very dark story. The first half of the book is slow. It is a Hannah book but very early in her writing. The second half is better and explains everything about Selena. Still the writing is very slow and could be more interesting. To me it is probably more like a fantasy book until the ending when things are explained. I look forward to my next Hannah book but hope it won't be slow like this book. It's not what I was looking to read in a book.
This is a very dark story. The first half of the book is slow. It is a Hannah book but very early in her writing. The second half is better and explains everything about Selena. Still the writing is very slow and could be more interesting. To me it is probably more like a fantasy book until the ending when things are explained. I look forward to my next Hannah book but hope it won't be slow like this book. It's not what I was looking to read in a book.
Love Kristen Hannah, she is such a great story teller.
Just loving all of Kristin Hannah's books!
I did not enjoy this book - although I have read many books by the author, Kristin Hannah, this one was slow moving and frankly - I found it to be boring.
I enjoyed this book
I loved this book-it was quite different from most of her stories.
