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The Rose Garden Sourcebooks Landmark
After the death of her sister, Eva travels from Los Angeles to Cornwall, where they spent summers as children, to scatter her sister’s ashes and find a bit of peace among old friends. She doesn’t expect to, without any warning, find herself transported back to the 18th century, become involved with Jacobite supporters, smugglers and a man to whom she is very attracted. But traveling back-and-forth through time isn’t easy—how does one explain jeans—and deciding where truly belongs is hardest of all. Ms. Kearsley’s very compelling voice and opening draw one into the story from the first sentence. She knows how to touch your emotions while offsetting that with wonderful situational, dry humor. Ms. Kearsley is very good at giving you the sense of the paranormal with the normal. She shifts time in a way I’ve not previously encountered, which was both interesting and intriguing. However, the problem with writing time travel is developing a explanation for why it happens, and that was never convincingly done, as opposed to in her prior book The Winter Sea. There is a very good sense of place and time and both periods of the story. Considering the limited locale in which she was working, this was significant to the enjoyment of the story. You are given a full sense of being there. The plot was intriguing and well done with a fascinating and seamless incorporation of history into the story. .” Ms. Kearsley provided an interesting perspective on being in the past and knowing about those who had no idea they would be known through history. The book begins with shades of it being a gothic, but then moves into romance and was, at times, a bit trite, but with a very good plot twist at the end. The Rose Garden is an enjoyable read but a bit disappointing as one has come to expect a bit more depth from Ms. Kearsley. |
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Reviewer Note: Named the Dragon review || The Winter Sea at Amazon. || The Rose Garden 2nd review |
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2011 |
