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| Title | : | The Lavender Garden |
| Author | : | Lucinda Riley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 472 pages |
| Published | : | June 11th 2013 by Atria Books (first published August 2012) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Cultural. France. Mystery. War. World War II |
Lucinda Riley
Paperback | Pages: 472 pages Rating: 4.16 | 14428 Users | 1201 Reviews
Description During Books The Lavender Garden
An aristocratic French family, a legendary château, and buried secrets with the power to destroy two generations torn between duty and desire. La Côte d’Azur, 1998: In the sun-dappled south of France, Emilie de la Martinières, the last of her gilded line, inherits her childhood home, a magnificent château and vineyard. With the property comes a mountain of debt—and almost as many questions . . . Paris, 1944: A bright, young British office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is sent undercover to Paris to be part of Churchill’s Special Operations Executive during the climax of the Nazi occupation. Separated from her contacts in the Resistance, she soon stumbles into the heart of a prominent family who regularly entertain elite members of the German military even as they plot to liberate France. But in a city rife with collaborators and rebels, Constance’s most difficult decision may be determining whom to trust with her heart. As Emilie discovers what really happened to her family during the war and finds a connection to Constance much closer than she suspects, the château itself may provide the clues that unlock the mysteries of her past, present, and future. Here is a dazzling novel of intrigue and passion from one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. Note to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title The Light Behind the Window.
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| Original Title: | The Light Behind the Window |
| ISBN: | 1476703558 (ISBN13: 9781476703558) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Emilie de la Martinièrez, Sebastian Carruthers |
| Setting: | Provence(France) London, England(United Kingdom) Paris(France) …more Yorkshire, England(United Kingdom) …less |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 14428 Users | 1201 ReviewsEvaluate Epithetical Books The Lavender Garden
I loved this novel... the ending was a little too "neat" but it still gets a 5 star rating from me!!! This reminded me so much of a Kate Morton novel!!! Again fantastic simply fantastic!!!Because of its glowing reviews, I started this book...and quickly put it down. What drivel! It reads like chick-lit set in Provence, with a male character (Sebastian) that obviously is not all he seems to be. I can't understand the 4+ ratings.
I really liked this story. This is the first time I read this author. I liked the character of Sophia. She is the sister of a French resistance leader during world war II. She is blind. I thought she was a character of strength. I didn't like how she was portrayed and treated like a child by her family. The other part of the story is told by Constance who has joined the war cause as a British agent. She meets Edward and his sister and stays in their household. Then there is the story line of
I have never been disappointed with a Lucinda Riley book. This is my 3rd book by her and I really enjoyed this one. She generally writes stories with dual time lines going - a story in the past and one in the present that then tie together. I personally enjoy these type of books. This story does deal with the time of the Nazi occupation of France in WW 2 and the stress connected with that is pretty high. I was definitely on the edge of my seat at times! The book has a good ending and I plan to
This is my third Lucinda Riley book. The Girl on the Cliff was a big hit, but The Orchid House was a meandering miss, and after the first few chapters I thought The Light Behind The Window would be heading for another miss too. It has a very slow and simplistic beginning, including my dialogue dislike of over-using names even when only two people are talking to each other. Argh. However, when the 'story proper' finally kicked in I became hooked despite my niggles. In present day France, Emilie
A majority of the novels I read are historical fiction and a lot of them have a modern day story weaved in. Sometimes I really enjoy the story as a whole, but most of the time I find one story much stronger than the other. The stronger story here was the one in the past, which I also often find to be the case. It took me a very long time to read "The Lavender Garden" because I just could not get into the modern day story. I would get to the chapters told about WWII and fly through them, but then
I loved this novel... the ending was a little too "neat" but it still gets a 5 star rating from me!!! This reminded me so much of a Kate Morton novel!!! Again fantastic simply fantastic!!!
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