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Summary: Sensual, allegorical love poem. Still a keeper!
Review: Rafe is a man who survived hell as a POW (sort of). He survived by dreaming of his love, Alanna. Only when he "returns from the dead", he discovers the woman he loved enough to live for didn't love him enough to wait. . . she was "happily married" to her singing partner. He's filled with bitterness and never tells anyone he's alive. Alanna is disgusted with herself for her loveless, marriage of convenience. She discovers Rafe still alive & tries to reconcile with him, but he rejects her. Alone, despondant, she goes back to her husband.But she's no longer the girl she was and Jack senses their careers are over and convinces Alanna to go camping one last time. Admidst a storm, Rafe's bitterness, Alanna's memory, and Jack's life is washed away. Rafe vows to set Alanna free by giving her bvack her memories and her life. The fishing scenes are all metaphores for his dreams for Alanna. She's the elusive trout, he's the hungry fisherman. Trying to lure her from the depths of her own fears, trying to convince her that being with him is better than being anyplace else. His hooks are all barbless - she won't be killed coming to the surface. The result is a love story that makes me ache for the pain of two people trying desperately to reach each other through miles of tangled memories. The allegories make this more poem than prose and I loved it.
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Summary: Skip it
Review: This book horribly boring. The plot and characters were so thin you could see through them. You learn nothing about the characters except how angry/scared they are--not even why they are supposed to love each other so much. I have read several other Elizabeth Lowell's and this book seemed like it was written by another, much less talented author. If you must read it, check it out of the library.
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Summary: Different from other EL books but still captivating
Review: This book is different from other by Ms.Lowell. I was expecting the intensity as seen in her historical series. What I found was a poetic book about the relationships of brother and sister and long lost loves. This flowing story is one to curl up with on a cold, snowy day. The meaning is in the symbolism, not in hot and steaming love sceans as one might expect.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This is a wonderfully well written book. It is amazing how fluid and beautiful the prose is. From the beginning to the end the richness of Rafe's love and dedication to the woman who needs him holds you in its thrall. The slow evolution of Alana's memory and how she grapples with it psychologically is also very well done. More contemporary novels from Elizabeth Lowell please!
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Summary: DISSAPOINTING.......
Review: This is my fifth book of Elizabeth Lowell. So far, I'm a little dissapointed especially this one. The story line is weak, the characters not properly set. There is very little funny stuffs in the book. EL was trying to create the constraints between the man and woman but failed to do so. Overall, it's definitely not a good romance. (TRY SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS and you will get what I mean as a good romance)
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Summary: Don't judge Elizabeth Lowell by this book
Review: This was definitely my least favorite of Elizabeth Lowell's novels. I sped through it because I wanted to get it over with, not because I couldn't put it down! The "complication" makes no sense. Rafe's big secret, the one he's so afraid will mess up his relationship with Alana once she gets her memory back, is laughable. No woman would be mad at him for what he did! Another complication that makes no sense is the reason why he allows Alana to believe he's dead after he gets back. (What happened to him while he was gone is mentioned once for about one paragraph. It sounded intriguing...but we'll never know. So much for character development.) He's mad because she got married to somebody else. Dang, man, who cares if she jilted you, you were her friend, right? And when she finds out he's alive he still acts idiotically. "I refuse to acknowledge her because she married someone else." Please. The amnesia plot soon becomes tiresome as the reader figures out what the heroine forgot long before she does, and spends most of the novel waiting for her to catch a clue. By the time she does, you've stop caring. Elizabeth Lowell is a great writer, but this is a stinker. Avoid it and read "Only Love", "Winter Fire," or "Reckless Love" if you want to know what Lowell's capable of.
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Summary: Don't judge Elizabeth Lowell by this book
Review: This was definitely my least favorite of Elizabeth Lowell's novels. I sped through it because I wanted to get it over with, not because I couldn't put it down! The "complication" makes no sense. Rafe's big secret, the one he's so afraid will mess up his relationship with Alana once she gets her memory back, is laughable. No woman would be mad at him for what he did! Another complication that makes no sense is the reason why he allows Alana to believe he's dead after he gets back. (What happened to him while he was gone is mentioned once for about one paragraph. It sounded intriguing...but we'll never know. So much for character development.) He's mad because she got married to somebody else. Dang, man, who cares if she jilted you, you were her friend, right? And when she finds out he's alive he still acts idiotically. "I refuse to acknowledge her because she married someone else." Please. The amnesia plot soon becomes tiresome as the reader figures out what the heroine forgot long before she does, and spends most of the novel waiting for her to catch a clue. By the time she does, you've stop caring. Elizabeth Lowell is a great writer, but this is a stinker. Avoid it and read "Only Love", "Winter Fire," or "Reckless Love" if you want to know what Lowell's capable of.
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Summary: Forget Me Not? Forget this book!
Review: What a waste of time. This book was nothing but complete drivel. The heroine (if she could be called that) was annoying, beyond fragile, as if she were the only person in the world to suffer disappointment. The hero was too good for her, but coddled her annoyingly so. Don't waste your time. Pure ...
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