Waiting on Wednesday is a blog post hosted by Breaking The Spine in which bloggers post about up-coming releases they’re dying to read.
My Pick:
The Wild Rose (publication date: August 2, 2011)
I simply devoured Donnelly’s first two…The Tea Rose and The Winter Rose…and am currently waiting very impatiently for August to come…
Summary From Library Journal:
As in Donnelly’s The Tea Rose and The Winter Rose, a pair of lovers must survive misunderstandings, betrayals, physical dangers, and emotional upheavals before they find happiness. After a climbing mishap on Kilimanjaro, Seamus Finnegan manages to save Willa Alden’s life, but she loses one of her legs. Embittered and despairing, Willa seeks refuge in Tibet, while Seamus gains fame through polar expeditions. When the novel opens eight years later, in 1914, Europe is poised on the brink of war. Amid social and political ferment, Seamus marries Jennie Wilcott, pregnant with his child. Willa’s return for her father’s funeral results in a passionate affair that ends abruptly when Willa’s brother confronts her. By 1918, Willa is using her photography skills in Arabia to support Tom (T.E.) Lawrence’s spy network, while Seamus commands a navy ship in the Mediterranean. Their paths converge at several points as they survive disasters such as a plane crash, a submarine attack, imprisonment, and torture. Familiar characters from the earlier novels also reappear. VERDICT Donnelly skillfully integrates historical detail while entwining multiple plotlines in a fast-paced narrative. Readers of the earlier books will be especially eager for this volume, which should also earn the author new fans.
What’s your “waiting on” pick this week?
I’ve been wanting to read these Donnelly books…adding this one to the wishlist!
You should pick up these books asap, they are completely addictive!
Ooooh I have the first two books in my stacks somewhere I must dig them out.
Great pick!
Sally.
http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/06/waiting-on-wednesday-23.html
Thanks! A friend turned me on to them earlier this year and everyone I’ve suggested them to has fallen in love…I hope you enjoy!
oh my gosh, i cannooooottt wait. ahhh. i am buying the book when it comes out and making nathan hide it from me until i can just sit down and devour it.
We have to devour together…pinky swear š