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Summary: Romantic Romance
Review: The reviewer who labeled Dona St. Columb as an adulterer is technically correct but obviously doesn't suspend his/her disbelief when reading. This book is one of the most romantic stories ever written. I re-read this book every couple of years just for fun. Lush language, this story of a woman and her pirate lover is just plain fun.
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Summary: Best book ever
Review: This has become my favorite book of all times. I saw the PBS movie version first and just had to read the book-- and it's ten times better than the movie! Romantic, full of adventure, and has some exciting history too. I can read this book over and over and over, and never get tired of it. The ending is so great, and Du Maurier has done an excellent job. It is most definitely her best book ever-- I enjoy it as much if not more than Rebecca.
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Summary: Excellent book! Great romantic novel!
Review: This is by far one of the best romances I have ever read, and I personally think it is Du Maurier's best work. It's a shame it's out of print. I've searched everywhere for another copy of it. Set in the 1700s, it tells the story of a woman who seeks to escape from her husband and the scandals of life at court. She takes her children and goes to live at a their "country estate" When she arrives, she hears tales of a pirate who has been attacking local manors. By accident, she discovers that the pirate has been harboring his ship in a creek on her property.
They meet and fall in love. The story that follows is one of wholesome, but exciting, romance (no smut!), and adventure.
I've read a lot of Daphne du Maurier's works, including Rebecca, Rule Britannia, and The House on the Strand. I think Frenchman's Creek is her best work.
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Summary: Superb Storytelling
Review: This is one of my favorite stories from one of my favorite authors. Daphne du Maurier is a master storyteller and this is one of her most romantic and positive novels (My Cousin Rachel and Rebecca are my other two favorites but they have a darker tone to them). Lady Dona St. Columb is a restless and strong-willed wife and mother; she escapes from her stifling marriage and life in London one summer by spending it in the country, at Navron House, with only her two children and a few servants. While there, she discovers a hidden creek on her property -- which is also serving as the secret harbor for a notorious Frenchman and his gang of pirates and their ship. The Frenchman, she finds -- this "dangerous" fugitive all Cornwall is hysterically hunting down -- has the same bold and passionate soul as herself and, Dona risks everything (as he does) to jump into one adventurous, life-threatening scheme after another. This is definitely not a plodding, maudlin romance (though du Maurier's endings are never the traditionally "happily ever after" ones). I would highly recommend this book, and the other two du Maurier novels. Du Maurier is not only a creator of highly dramatic plots, but she has written some of the best, descriptive passages I've ever read (especially of the English countryside). Her main characters are never the people-next-door types, but heroes and heroines who fight for their values, whatever the cost.
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Summary: Best book ever
Review: This novel immensely appealed to me. The story flowed really well. The word choice was excellent. And it was an excellent insight about how women often fell. The reality of the situation transcends time. And who wouldn't want to break out of the motherly mode with a pirate. The Frenchman was an awesome incarnation of the free spirit. And yet her choice reflects the way true women weigh responsibility and selfish action. This was excellent!
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Summary: Language, storyline, and reality are real!
Review: This novel immensely appealed to me. The story flowed really well. The word choice was excellent. And it was an excellent insight about how women often fell. The reality of the situation transcends time. And who wouldn't want to break out of the motherly mode with a pirate. The Frenchman was an awesome incarnation of the free spirit. And yet her choice reflects the way true women weigh responsibility and selfish action. This was excellent!
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