•Willa Alden, a passionate mountain climber who lost her leg while summiting Kilimanjaro with Seamus Finnegan, and who will never forgive him for saving her life.
•Seamus Finnegan, a polar explorer who tries to forget Willa as he courts a beautiful young school teacher back home in England.
•Max von Brandt, a handsome German sophisticate who moves in high society London, but has a secret agenda.
Seamus Finnegan and Max von Brandt both loved Willa Alden, and both men lost her. Neither expects to ever see her again, but when a catastrophic event calls Willa home to London, expectations are smashed, promises broken, and none of the three will ever be the same. As the last golden days of the Summer of 1914 give way to the gathering clouds of war, Willa, Seamus, and Max find their lives forever intertwined in a lethal web of forbidden loves, hidden loyalties, and dangerous lies.
This is the third book in the Rose series and while it was a bit long, it did live up to my expectations. I love sweeping family sagas and the author makes us wait for our ending. I eagerly await Jennifer's next book, whether it is adult fiction or young adult fiction. This is a series that I am always recommending to fellow readers.Author: Jennifer Donnelly
Published: August 2011
Pages: 624
Genre: Historical Fiction
Source: Library
Finished: 10/31/11
11 comments:
I still need to read this one, and I'm glad it lived up to your expectations (although a bit overlong). I adored The Tea Rose and The Winter Rose, so it has been shoes to fill!
oops - make that "big" shoes!
I have to read Winter Rose before I tackle this one, but I did love Tea Rose, Great review Nise.
These are on my list! I too love family sagas.
I have heard about this series and it does sound good. And i like family sagas
I read this series this year and was sad to see it end. I wish it could have gone on!
I must get to this series. I own all of them, now I just need lots of time to get them read. Glad you've enjoyed the series Nise.
One of these days I am going to read this trilogy. I have owned the first book forever!
Jennifer Donnelly has been on my radar for so long, and I'm really not sure why I haven't picked up this series! It has everything I love in a book, that's for sure. Will have to add it soon!
The second book is one I hope to read first thing in 2012!
The first one is on my must read for 2012..can not wait.
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