The Silver Rose

by Jane Feather

Book Overview

Dear Reader, Like the rose in the haunting tale of "Beauty and the Beast," a silver rose on a charm bracelet brings together a beautiful young woman and a battle-scarred lord.... In my story, Ariel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553575244
• ISBN13: 9780553575248
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Fanfare
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A great read...

I read the reviews and found them to be quite harsh. I for one loved the book. Ariel and Simon's family were bitter enemies as a result of Ariel's mother and lover (a Hawksmoore...Simon's family)were murdered by Ariel's father. Each side blamed each other and it has passed on to the children. I love reading about scarred heroes. I find them endearing and likable. Though a fine man inside and out, he had his insecurities. After years of battle, his body and looks had suffered. So I understood his reservations about marrying the beautiful Ariel. Then there is Ariel...poor Ariel got the brunt of ridicule. I take a look at how she was raised. Her brothers were cruel and had no amount of tenderness for a young girl. They allowed a friend to take advantage of her and become her lover. She only lived how her brothers allowed her to live. When she learned that she was to get married to her family's greatest enemy, she acted how I expected her to. She hated him...so any negative thing out of her mouth was to be expected. He was ugly to her...he was from a family (that as far as she knew) took her mother away from her. Why would she fall into his arms? Gradually as the book went on, she began to see Simon in a different light. He was not what she expected. Again the only men she knew was her digusting brother and equally digusting lover. She didn't see him as ugly anymore thus confusing her feelings. That coupled with her long wish to be free of any man's control. She wanted her independence and being married complicated things. I find both characters flaw and thats what made them interesting. Yes, there was not great vow of "I love you" but if you look at there actions there was no doubt. Now there are some of Ms. Feather's book that I can't get through but this wasn't one of them. I actually read this one a few times over. So if you're a first time reader of her books...give this one a chance before shucking it aside.

GREAT READ

I loved the book. It got bad reviews, but I thought it was very touching. The characters were flawed but we're all flawed.

A memorable, moving, and beautifully written novel.

This novel traces relationships between and among members of disparate communities who are propelled into unexpected contact with each other by the exigencies of war -- WWII, Berlin. All sorts of basic human relationships--father/daughter, lovers, friends--are put to the test by the evils of the evil, opportunistic, or just plain unthinking perpetrators of and collaborators in Hitler's madness. And Kaufelt takes us into many levels of society, from domestic life to theatrical life, from restaurants to prisons, from the commercial to the juridical, so readers can watch in horror as options disappear: terror, defiance, courage, and passion are all part of the emotional mix. Some of the scenes in this book are among the most memorable I have ever read.

No "I love you"?

Okay, I really hate "romance book cliches" but really, a romance novel in which neither of the characters admits their love to each other!? Come on!!

Very good read

A great book (my first by Feather). She shaped the story well and the imagery. However, the ending was a bit abrupt, and I always feel unsatisfied when the 2 main characters never verbally say "I love you" to one another. Assuming that they do is not enough for me.