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The Midnight Rose: A Novel

The Midnight Rose: A Novel

byLucinda Riley
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Trish
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent journey!
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on January 12, 2023
Lucinda Riley did not let her readers down with this stand alone novel!
Suspense, pathos and outstanding descriptions keep one up reading to find out more!!!
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Amanda Johnson
3.0 out of 5 starsInteresting
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on October 30, 2018
Great story! I loved the way it was developed and I couldnโ€™t put it down. However, I thought it was weird that certain sexual intimacies were described in the letter to her lost child. No normal person would ever share those things with their kids! There is a little bit of language and short sexual scenes, for those who try to avoid those kinds of things.
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Trish
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent journey!
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on January 12, 2023
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Lucinda Riley did not let her readers down with this stand alone novel!
Suspense, pathos and outstanding descriptions keep one up reading to find out more!!!
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Dixie Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars The Midnight Rose
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on October 10, 2022
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An excellently written story about a lady who lived to be over 100 and left her diary for her great grandson to read. He put off reading it but then became obsessed to find out about his great grandmothers son and whether he really did die, Many twists and turns mainly about life in India and England and how cultures differed. A very interesting read.
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Aunt Maggie
4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this novel
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 13, 2021
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For escape reading and as a historical romance this was a pretty good book. I have a number of Indian American acquaintances and will mention bits of this novel to them to see whether they think it was an accurate portrayal of the princely families in that time period. Most of the characters were believable and the plot held together well. I generally deplore Hollywood types and avoid novels containing them but those in the book were tolerable even with their imperfections. It contained just enough of the โ€œunknown โ€œ to be sympathetic without seeming smarmy. My only complaint was that the character of the owner of the county house was a bit over the top. All of the female characters were spot on.
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Rosemary
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on September 3, 2022
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I throroughly enjoy reading Lucinda Riley's books. Tells a great story and keeps you in suspense until the last page.
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ElaineSmart
5.0 out of 5 stars I LIKED IT!
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on April 11, 2014
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For Christmas this year, my children gave me a KINDLE and so I got started on ordering books. I had read several books that really didn't have much to grap me and so I thought well I will wait awile. i had read one of Ms. Riley's previous books so when Amazon allerted me her book was coming out I thought well what do I have to lose. ANYWAY, I can honestly say I just loved this story. it started out slow which was a good thing because once in a while I like to read slow, but then I got to the middle, well like around 29 percent via my Kindle page,and that is when I couldn't put the book down. Why did I like it? The characters I could relate too, they seemed real. I didn't blame one of the characters for putting people thru hell, that seemed logical. Usually when a story skips around, I get lost, but not this one. I can't wait to read Ms. Riley's books again, and so I've ordered one of her old ones and waiting for any new ones. Thanks for allowing me to voice my opinion.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Story
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on March 18, 2015
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The book is well written with two stories 90 years apart. The book goes back and forth between the early days of the 1900s and 2000 And 2012 as it builds its story. The central theme is the history of the manor in England and the people who lived there. Characters also lived in India. I found the historical parts in both India and England fascinating. A love story of two people from two different "classes", a bigoted mother whose primary concern is her own life, and keeping the two apart. What this mother does is demented and causes her descendants psychological problems for generations. I thought the ending was very strange, not believable. Overall I did enjoy the book.
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Margaret Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A LUMINOUS STORY
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on February 12, 2016
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This is a superb read -- truly top-notch. The plot, which spans time periods and continents, is intricate with many twists and turns, holding the reader in its thrall right to the end. Having spent some time in India, it is clear that the author has, too, for her writing took me back there with all its beauty, squalor and complexities. Riley's characters also bring some of the realities of Britain's social relationship with India to life in a way that is both sensitive and accurate. There is star-crossed romance, there are English and Indian castles, there are mysteries, and there is a storyline which grabs and then grips the reader, drawing you into a world whose echo we still experience on some levels. This novel is a page-turner. It sometimes is tragic, but always magical. I highly recommend this spellbinding novel to you.
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Printingpro
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent novel.
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on November 26, 2016
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I started this novel 3 - 4 times and couldn't get beyond the first few pages. I love Ms Riley's novels so much that I finally persevered and I'm so happy I did! The novel was so much more than I could have asked for and it was difficult to move on to something more. As usual the characters were skillfully portrayed. There was a fair amount of suspense and some you done me wrong which didn't linger too long before ending before it got boring. The suspenseful ending was incredible. Every story line came together naturally without that feeling that many novels have of being rushed or contrived. My only complaint is that Ms. Riley doesn't write fast enough! However if that is what it takes to be so wonderfully creative, I'll wait, albeit impatiently#
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Topolino
5.0 out of 5 stars May be "chick lit", but it's really good chick lit!
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 26, 2017
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I've read a couple of other books by Riley, and they are all enjoyable. This one, and The Orchid House, however, are really good. This is a multi generational saga moving back and forth between England and India and what I appreciated most was the fact that the story kept pace and style in both the present tense and the past. It has secrets, romance (but not overly sexual, another quality of Riley's books I appreciate) and a darn good story. All along you learn a bit about life in Rajastan and you meet well drawn and interesting characters. Yes, the bad guy (gal in this case) is really awful, but it's a minor faux pas in a story that is overall a terrifically entertaining read.
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Anne Grethe Holmeide
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite authors
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on April 26, 2021
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Starting to read the seven sister saga and waiting for the last book to be relished, I started reading other books by Lucinda Riley. I do enjoy her pen and the mix between future and past.
This one was as the others. A real page turner and I found myself reading for hours.
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