Tara's Song

by Barbara Ferry Johnson

Book Overview

Beautiful, devout, young Tara, a novice in a country abbey, finds her cloistered life suddenly destroyed when Viking invaders burn the convent and take her prisoner. Wedded against her will to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380391236
• ISBN13: 9780380391233
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Book

I read this as a teen and I really enjoy it. I was so happy to be able to get another copy and read it again. Still my favorite.

A definate REread!!!

I can't believe I found this book; ya see, I read Tara's Song when I was in high school. I can't wait to read it again!!!!

An Incredible Book

"Hers is the song of all women. It cries to be heard As she sings of her love For one man Listen! Tara's Song." Her song, her story, and her passion were so heartfelt and meaningful. The way Barbara Ferry Johnson captured Tara's feelings was incredible. This novel was so intense, I don't think I ever put it down. It was one of those books you never want to finish. After Tara fled from her home, she took refuge in a convent and started to lead a peaceful life. She began to see this place as her new home and grew more accustomed to their ways, until one day unexpectedly, Viking invaders raided her abbey, burning it and taking the women prisoner. Tara would not be a victim of their menace, but try as she might; her own beauty gave her away while trying to hide in the woods. She was then captured and given as a gift to the Viking chieftain. His name was Rorik, and even though she despised him in every way, it would be a name she would never forget for the rest of her life. Tricked into marrying him, she saw no more meaning in her life. She now, through marriage, had vowed to extinguish any beliefs in her god and follow his "barbarian" faith. Though anger, fear, and hate surged through her whole self, from the pain and sorrow he had put her through, she had come to love him. She loved him more then she had ever loved. There bond was so strong and sacred, they needed one another to survive. She then grew accustomed to his ways and began to accept her new family and loved them as if they were her own. Yet it seemed like all good things came to and end with her, because no sooner had she tried to accept her life, it was then stripped from her. There was a secret rivalry between her husband Rorik and his brother, and Tara had been pulled into the middle of it. She and her husband were captured and taken away from each other. She didn't have the slightest clue as to where he was going, or if he was even alive. But fate brought them together, and she would not let anything rip them apart. This book, I think, was one of the most awe inspiring and heart capturing books I've ever read. It invoked such feeling in me that I don't know how to explain it. Tara's Song taught me what true love is. It helped me understand fate; it showed me everything happens for a reason. Even in the ugliest deeds, good can derive. Tara wouldn't allow herself to love Rorik because she had been hurt in the past. She had loved another man, but he was to wed her older sister, so she then fled from her home. It hurt her so much to see that she couldn't be with the one she loved. He was stolen from her, and she didn't want that to happen again. She was afraid that if she admitted her love for Rorik, he would also be taken away from her, but love always prospers. Tara's Song is an incredible book. It will be one book that I recommend everyone to read. It is a book that can be read over and over again where you can discover new things every time. This book gives the true meaning to

A Book To Reread Many Times

This book in my collection is so worn and dog-eared, because I have reread it so many times. The history of the era seems to ring so true, and the story of the lovers Tara and Rorik will take your breath away. I think this is the kind of love all women secretly hope and long for, the sense of destiny and an eternal bond. I would recommend this book so much, if you want a book you just cannot put down, and one you will enjoy again and again.

Loved This Book

This is the first book I've read by Johnson, and I have picked up several others now. This book is about Tara who was at a novice abbey and is taken by viking invaders. She ends up married to the cheftain Rorik.(one of the parts that I enjoyed was how he tricked her into marrying him) Tara falls in love with Rorik then they are torn apart and they search for each other. I couldn't put this book down. It is worth reading!!