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 Laura's
Secret -
Elsie McMillan Young, Humphrey
Muller |
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Sexy - but strangely
moving! |
July 8, 2000
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Reviewer:
Tracey Thomas
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Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Laura's Secret is
written straight
from the heart!
Laura's story is
both poignant and
absorbingly
interesting for what
it reveals about
love during two
world wars. The
explicit sexuality
is surprising - but
convincing. The
author has not shied
away from a
realistic portrayal
of passion in the
lives of two nurses.
The ending was
touching. It made me
cry! |
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If you like
Catherine Cookson
then this is for
you! |
July 7, 2000
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Reviewer: Dylan
M. Weston from
Portland, Oregon USA |
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This novel is so
very reminiscent of
Cookson but spiced
with relatively
graphic sexual
situations. A young
woman, who of low
birth, through dint
of her own virtues
of hardwork and high
moral ethic succeeds
against life's odds
and travails.
However, here are
two
protagonists--both
women--who succeed
in spite of
hardship. The period
that encompases the
novel is Edwardian
(prior to 1914) and
until after World
War 2, and the
setting England.
Although it's an
historical novel and
a romance--it
contains many
elements that are
different: the
protagonists are
women who are
emancipated and
career-minded
without denying
their need for love
while never becoming
simpering and
dependent. They
revel in their
strength and take
charge of their
lives which are
lived by a strong
moral code based on
the virtues of
loyalty, integrity,
courage, caring,
kindness and good
humor. It is a
charming novel, an
easy read and ideal
for those summer
days when one wants
to travel--if not in
reality then through
the pages of an
entertaining novel. |
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