Paradise Falls (Berkley Sensation) |
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Author:
Ruth Ryan Langan
By Berkley
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List Price: $5.99
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Product Description
In 1890 Massachusetts, after her father's death, Fiona Downey must leave her college and take a teaching job in a rural area of Michigan.
Now, living with the Haydn family in Paradise Falls, she is drawn into the uneasy dynamic between two brothers--and is torn between her desire and her lifelong hopes.
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Sweet Love Story, 2007-07-04
Ruth Ryan is one of my favorite authors and in this book she is at her best. One review mentioned an error in the travel route, but this slight error should not prevent you from enjoying this terrific book.
I couldn't read it ..., 2005-03-22
... after the heroine took a train to the shores of Lake Superior without passing through Chicago. To this day, there is no train bridge to the UP, and never has been. For that matter, it would have been a complicated journey to even get to northern lower Michigan in 1890, but it wasn't too hard by 1894, so not such a big deal.
Anyway, I don't expect perfect historical research from a romance novel, but missing the Straits of Mackinac pretty much ruined it for me. Just a little more research on the exhausting rigors of train travel and Michigan's unique geography would have made the book more believable and entertaining, and I would have had more faith in the rest of the book.
A moving romance, 2004-03-02
In 1890 Massachusetts, Fiona Downey is excited that Bennett College, where her father teaches history, has accepted her as a student. When she goes to tell her dad the good news, she finds her greatest moment has become her greatest nightmare as her father has died. Displaced by the college, family friend Professor Norton arranges for Fiona to teach school in rural paradise Falls, Michigan.Fiona finds her host family quite bewildering. The older son Grayson seems quite considerate of others especially his stroke victim father while the younger son Fleming acts like a prima donna wastrel yet the mother showers her "baby" with all her love while displaying contempt towards her first born. As Fiona gets to know Gray betters, she falls in love with him and he reciprocates, but the townsfolk especially his mother warns her to stay away from him. Several years ago he allegedly ruined a girl who died aborting their child. Knowing him Fiona rejects the notion that he would not marry a lass that he ruined because though he is taciturn he is honorable; still he has never explained the incident from his perspective. Though Flem is so odious that not even a mother could love him, somehow he incredulously pulls the wool over her eyes. Still, in spite of this, the story line is an enjoyable historical romance that brings to life the plight of single women in 1890 Michigan and to a lesser degree Massachusetts. The players except for Flem are a delightful cast as they enable the audience to see a bygone era inside a warm romance based on Fiona's faith in her man. Harriet Klausner
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425194843
ISBN: 0425194841
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2004-03-02
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: 2004-03-02
Studio: Berkley |
