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Summary: Great storytelling
Review: Great storytelling; I wonder how much of it is true and how much of it is romantic fiction. Still, it was fun reading. There are some "sexy" parts", so dont read if you mind explicit descriptions of sex. Too bad she didnt make a sequel.
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Summary: Where's the sequal to this excellent book?
Review: I adored this book up until the ending. Like other reviewer's comments there was no real closure. This did not bother me because the factual history of the Duke and Duchess is rather disappointing and not at all in harmony with the potential for love this author has imbued in her telling. Knowing the history of Jane Maxwell and Alex Gordon and still spinning a beautiful fantasy of the posibilities in that relationship takes unparralelled imagination and a true romantic heart. It's a very emotional tale of being torn betwen duty and love and settling for what you can have or reaching for what you really want. The conflict was very realistic and I may be the only person who understood Alex's complex feelings of love and jealousy and insecurity. But he was truly unlikable at the end and this disappointed me. This book made me laugh and cry and stay up all night to finish it. My only wish is that the ending where either more conclusive or the very opposite of what it was. I had a soft spot for Alex. But Ms. Ware's ending is hamronious with the history as I understand it. It's a great journey even though the ending sort of halts abruptly and leaves you wishing for more.
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Summary: Rich in detail and accuracy
Review: I am a latecomer to the novels of Ciji Ware, but very impressed with her ability to richly depict characters and places. I have personally visited the Island of the Swans, and thoroughly hiked in the area in which her book is set. Ms. Ware has a historian's love of accuracy, and her descriptions of Struy, Loch an Eilean, the River Spey, Culloden House (where I have sojourned many times), etc. are absolutely perfect. I was transported, once again to that delightful corner of the world.
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Summary: UNFORGETABLE LOVE STORY
Review: I picked up this book never expecting it to be such an entriging love story. However, when I got into it, I could not put it down. I have never been interested in the British perspective on the American Revoltution, but the story of Jane Maxwell, Thomas Fraser and the Duke of Gordon was gripping. My fasination with this story is sorting out what was real and what was fiction. I have tried, rather successfully to research Alexander, the 4th Duke of Gordon. I was able to pinpoint several facts in history, but haven't been too successful with the characters. Does anyone know? The author details in the back of the book her exhaustive search for her Scottish linage to Jane Maxwell, but I was just curious how much was true. Great book, I loved it and will probably reread it again.
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Summary: Awesome!! Definite Page Turner!
Review: I read romance novels all the time, and usually finish them within a day or two. With this one, I couldn't put it down, and I read it faster than any other book I own. This is the first book I've read by Ciji Ware, and I loved it. Not only was the romantic story line grat, but the history was great too. After reading it, I couldn't wait to find out more about Jane Maxwell, Alex Gordon, and Thomas Fraser. Unfortunately there isn't alot out there to be found about Thomas Fraser, but there is tons about Jane and Alexander. My only wish is for Ms. Ware to write a sequel and let us all know where Jane, Alex, and Thomas go from the end. Definitely a must read for anyone who believes in love lost and rekindled!!!
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Summary: One book that will definitely grab the reader.
Review: I read this book years ago and have always loved it. The book has enough historical detail to entertain anyone who loves history and romance. The characters are strong and mostly likable,their lives seem to be like everyone else's. The only thing I did not like was there was no closure. The reader is left with feeling that they have to find out what happened to Jane and Thomas.Ciji Ware certainly left this one open.
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Summary: EXTRAORDINARY
Review: I read tons and tons of books a year and i must say this was probably the best romance book I've ever read. Is there a sequel? I have read a nother book written by her Cottage By The Sea,the last chapter has a few words about what happened to Thomas and Jane, but I feal as if there should have been a book in the middle. Does anyone know?
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Summary: a page turner
Review: I took away from this a "real life" feeling. Not a book for those that crave endings that are manufactured and "cheerfully tie up all lose ends". This one leaves us with "just enough"happening to remain a believer, and makes me feel like happiness may be about making the most of the opportunities one is handed in life...some never seen to completion, some ongoing forever, all poignant choices. If you liked this one, A Cottage by the Sea is a must read just for the surprise near the ending about these characters and their fates!
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Summary: I have not finished yet
Review: I totally love this book so far one of my friends gave it to me when i saw how much she had loved it. I am a 15 female as a freshman in High school please email me but do not email me the ending yet i am where she has her red headed childed email me jaimene
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Summary: Couldn't put this book down
Review: I've only just stumbled onto Ciji Ware's work and after reading this book, went straight out to get her other titles. She is one great storyteller. It's obvious a lot of work goes into her novels, with amazing amounts of research, so that you get a great feel of what it was like in the past. And the heroine's life path in Island of The Swans makes me think about my life and what I want from it. In Ware's other works, she juxtaposes past and present excitingly. I really look forward to more of her stories.
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