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More copies of this ISBN:The Winter Roseby Jennifer Donnelly
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Winter Rose begins in London in the summer of 1900. It has been twelve years since a dark, murderous figure stalked the alleys and courts of Whitechapel. Time has passed, places and people have changed. And yet, East London is still poor, still brutal, still a shadow city to its western twin. & nbsp; Reformers, moved by the plight of the poor, work to better their conditions. Among them is an idealistic young woman named India Selwyn-Jones. Newly graduated from medical school, India joins a practice in Whitechapel and tends to its people. With the help of her influential fianc?????Freddie Lytton, an up-and-coming Liberal MP???she works to shut down the area??'s opium dens that destroy both body and soul. Her selfless activities better her patients??? lives and bring her immense gratification, but unfortunately, they also bring her into direct conflict with East London??'s ruling crime lord???Sid Malone. Some of the characters from Donnelly's Booksense pick, & nbsp; The Tea Rose, including Fiona and Joe, appear as minor characters in The Winter Rose, and Malone, as readers of The Tea Rose will remember, is Fiona Finnegan??'s lost brother. Born Charlie Finnegan, he was separated from his family after his mother was murdered and survived the hard streets of East London by becoming a criminal. India is not good for business and at first, Malone wants her out. But against all odds, India and Sid fall in love. Different in nearly every way, they share one thing in common???they???re both wounded souls.Their love is impossible and they know it, yet they cling to it desperately. Lytton, India??'s fianc??, will stop at nothing to marry India and gain her family??'s fortune. Fractious criminal underlings and rivals conspire against Sid. When Sid is finally betrayed by one of his own, he must flee London to save his life. Mistakenly thinking him dead, India, pregnant and desperate, marries Freddie to provide a father for hers and Sid??'s child. India and Sid must each make a terrible sacrifice???a sacrifice that will change them both forever. One that will lead them to other lives, and other places???and perhaps???one distant, bittersweet day???back to each other. Review:"In late Victorian London, idealistic new medical school graduate India Selwyn Jones goes to work at a clinic in the city's poorest neighborhood, much to the dismay of her aristocratic mother and ambitious fianc, political up-and-comer Freddie Lytton. The squalor is a bit much for India, but she manages to keep her emotions under control until she meets underworld crime boss Sid Malone. Sid begins as India's nemesis, becomes her patient and ends up something much more than that. What India doesn't know is that Sid is the brother of tea heiress Fiona Bristow, wife of self-made, highly principled businessman Joseph Bristow. What Sid doesn't know is that India's fianc is as ruthless as Sid's most ruthless henchman, willing to commit theft, betrayal and even murder to launch his career, force India out of hers and bring down Sid in the process. In typical epic style, Donnelly (The Tea Rose) alternates India's story with Sid's, Freddie's, Joseph's and Fiona's, leading the reader through turn-of-the-century England from the Houses of Parliament to ale houses and whore houses, and from London to Africa and beyond. It's all familiar stuff, but Donnelly's passion and energy will keep readers turning the many pages, rooting for India and the gruff underworld boss she loves." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"If Jennifer Donnelly doesn't watch out, she's going to get a reputation. With publication of 'The Winter Rose,' she proves that her first fast, fat and fun historical romance — 2002's 'The Tea Rose' — wasn't a fluke. Although it's set in 1900, her new tale returns to a London that would still be familiar to Charles Dickens, a city of grimy poverty, privation-induced amorality and... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) Synopsis:It has been 12 years since a dark, murderous figure stalked the alleys and courts of Whitechapel. Reformers, moved by the plight of the poor, work to better their conditions. Among them is an idealistic young doctor named India Selwyn-Jones. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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