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Review Date: 7/1/2006
"Mado has been adrift for too long. After ten years in Paris she returns to the small island of Le Devin, the home that has haunted her since she left...now Mado is...hoping to reconcile with her estranged father. But what she doesn't realize is that it is not only her father whose trust she must regain."
Review Date: 8/2/2006
"NY Times bestsellng author, Luanne Rice, takes readers on an intensely moving journey through the intimate terrain of a rapturous marriage in sudden jeopardy- and follows one woman's courageous search to find her way when everything, even her heart, seems lost."
Great relationships between the generations of Symonds women, descriptive scenery, and an engaging plot make this book a great read!
Great relationships between the generations of Symonds women, descriptive scenery, and an engaging plot make this book a great read!
Review Date: 3/17/2007
"Rain is a girl with a certain destiny, living in an ancient time of blood, raised on mare's milk, nurtured with the strength of a thousand Amazon sisters. A girl of power, stronger than fifty men, she rides her white hourse as fierce as a demon. Buth then there is the foretelling..."
Review Date: 7/9/2006
"The Lake House if full of never-saw-it-coming surprises and breathtaking pace... Six extraordinary children are trying to lead normal lives in the Rocky Mountain countryside. They live in different homes, with different families, but there is something powerful that connects them. Something that puts them in terrible danger. The only time they've every felt safe was when they were together in the waterfront cabin they call the Lake House.When eveil resurfaces...They flee to the Lake House, but even that haven may no longer be safe."
Review Date: 6/26/2006
"4 people with very different reasons but a common purpose, find their way to the top of a...building in London...(where)they encounter company.A Long Way Down is the story of what happens next, and what doesn't..." This book is a good read filled with humor, irony, and pain. I really enjoyed it!
Review Date: 1/3/2009
"Flying over the jagged teeth of the Alps I swigged gina and tonic, celebrating my departure for that land which so many English people saw as paradise, a returen to the Golden Age, a mythical site offering personal transformation, rapture, and radical change, let alone excellent shopping in the shape of well-cut clothes and stylish leather handbags." Quite.
Only not quite for Aurora. After three abruptly ended marriages-hippie husband Tim, stoned one minute and dead the next, fell off a balcony; architectural historian Cecil fell into Venice's Grand Canal (he couldn't swim): tax inspector Hugh fell off a cliff at Land's End, Aurora is ready to lose her dreary black trouser-suit and kickover a few distressing traces. Myths, though, have a way of being subverted by reality for Aurora.
It's her new eau de nil frock that she sheds, however, when she finds herself in the hotel room of the disconcertingly magnetic Father Michael. He's wearing yellow paisley socks. He also rides a Harley Davidson, and he may not be a priest at all. Nor may the charming, exquisitely tailored museum director, Frederico Pagan, be quite so thoroughly heterosexually disinclineded as Aurora thinks. One thing is certain, Aurora's old friend and erstwhile radical feminist Lenora is now the local convent's abbess, even if Aurora can't imagine what an abbess might want with a gun.
What she can imagine, vividly, by the end of this nimble, wildly entertaining and ironic tale, is exactly what to do with that gun.
Only not quite for Aurora. After three abruptly ended marriages-hippie husband Tim, stoned one minute and dead the next, fell off a balcony; architectural historian Cecil fell into Venice's Grand Canal (he couldn't swim): tax inspector Hugh fell off a cliff at Land's End, Aurora is ready to lose her dreary black trouser-suit and kickover a few distressing traces. Myths, though, have a way of being subverted by reality for Aurora.
It's her new eau de nil frock that she sheds, however, when she finds herself in the hotel room of the disconcertingly magnetic Father Michael. He's wearing yellow paisley socks. He also rides a Harley Davidson, and he may not be a priest at all. Nor may the charming, exquisitely tailored museum director, Frederico Pagan, be quite so thoroughly heterosexually disinclineded as Aurora thinks. One thing is certain, Aurora's old friend and erstwhile radical feminist Lenora is now the local convent's abbess, even if Aurora can't imagine what an abbess might want with a gun.
What she can imagine, vividly, by the end of this nimble, wildly entertaining and ironic tale, is exactly what to do with that gun.
Review Date: 11/5/2006
Helpful Score: 1
In 19th century China, a girl named Lily is paired with a "laotong", or "old same" in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan written in "nu shu", a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. The fan holds stories of their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. They also share the agony of footbinding and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared lonliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The fan keeps their bond and spirts alive until misunderstanding arises and threatens their deep friendship.
A spellbinding look into this Chinese culture and the lives of two very unique women.
A spellbinding look into this Chinese culture and the lives of two very unique women.
Review Date: 7/7/2006
This book continues the tale of characters met in Luanne Rice's "Summer's Child". The book can be followed without having read "Summer's Child", but there is certainly more depth to the characters, setting, and plot if you have experienced the first book. I loved both of them! I am sad to let these characters go. Rich description, beautiful setting, sensitive and believable characters are the highlights of this book. Although there is a bit of "magic" to the plot, which is somewhat contrived, it is the story of family love and ties that bind....definitely a great summer/beach book!
Review Date: 7/7/2006
I loved this book. It introduces the characters and the plot to Luanne Rice's bestselling "Summer of the Roses". Perfect summer/beach book filled with gorgeous descriptions, sensitive and honest characters,and a captivating plot. You'll want to continue to keep these characters with you as you finish this book and read "Summer of the Roses" next.
Review Date: 7/3/2006
This book is an adapted version from the Phoenix Learning Resources, Phoenix Everyday Readers. It is a children's book.
Review Date: 11/16/2006
New York City-1940
Tragedy strikes the family of precocious 12-year-old Louis Mae Cardinal. She and her brother, Oz, go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the VA mountains. She finds herself coming of age and man experiencing adventures: tragic, comic, and audacious. The forces of juctice and greed clash over her new home and their strugle is played out in a crowded VA courtroom. This will determine the future of the 2 children, an entire town, and the mountains they have grown to love.
Tragedy strikes the family of precocious 12-year-old Louis Mae Cardinal. She and her brother, Oz, go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the VA mountains. She finds herself coming of age and man experiencing adventures: tragic, comic, and audacious. The forces of juctice and greed clash over her new home and their strugle is played out in a crowded VA courtroom. This will determine the future of the 2 children, an entire town, and the mountains they have grown to love.
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