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Title: The Passions of Emma by Penn Williamson ISBN: 0-446-60597-2 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is a good one!!!
Comment: It is one of my favorites, too! It's different read and PW is one of my favorite authors. The year is the late 1890's and the place is Rhode Island during victorian times. It is during an annual fox hunt that Emma Tremayne, a high-society beauty that is engaged to be married to her childhood friend, meets Shay McKenna, an impoverished Irish revolutionist. He is at first the mystery man without a name who works for her fiance, to Emma. Emma has been born into a luxurious, social world that requires her to separate herself from the common people. But Emma's heart wants to reach out to those less fortunate that her. She starts visiting local mill-factory (of which her fiance owns) families, becoming best-friends with married pregnant millworker with 2 girls- Bria McKenna. During visits Bria opens Emma's eyes up to unconditional love and friendship. It is during her visits that she meets Shay McKenna again- Bria's husband. She observes the strong love, passion, and devotion Bria and Shay have for one another, realizing that is what she wants. She loves her fiance- they have always been best friends and there is a love for one another, but not a passionate love. It is revealed that Bria is dying of consumption but no one wants to speak of it or admit to it until Bria forces Shay and Emma to accept that she will not be with them much longer and that she wants them to lean on each other to fill the void. Emma has never told Bria that she feels a desire for Shay. It is definitely a complex story of devotion to each other and strong passionate love. Emma's mother feels threatened and severely punishes her for the bond Emma has developed with the lower class. It is heart breaking. The chemistry is strong all the way through the book between Bria, Shay, and Emma- definitely a triangle! I highly recommend the book- it is definitely a keeper for me!
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my all time favorites
Comment: A rich young heiress, Emma Tremayne, becomes engaged to her childhood friend at the last social event of the season, soon after noticing and being rather intrigued by a young Irishman who is way too familar with her. The encounter that day raises her social conscience and she soon befriends a young Irishwoman suffering from tuberculous, while risking being ostracized by her social group for associating with shanty Irish.
A wonderfully written book with multidimensional characters, this story is told from the various points of view of the main characters, but doesn't jump around enough to make it confusing. A story that will make you believe again that true love is possible. This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I found myself going back rereading especially well-written and moving passages, something I'd never done before in a novel. It will appeal to readers of historical fiction, romance novels, and mainstream fiction as well. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful...
Comment: This is a hard review to write. As I was reading "The Passions of Emma", several thoughts came to mind. First of all, the writing was absolutely GORGEOUS. The tone of the book was a melancholy one, but very smart and thoughtful. I loved Emma. I felt like I related to her so much that I just was riveted. However, as much as I was drawn to this book, oddly enough, I cant say that I adored it. I felt like the whole situation was just so uncomfortable and it bothered me that no matter how much Shay loved Emma, that they were only together because of their loss of Bria. Emma will always be second best in my mind because of the circumstances that brought them together and I really hate that. I also felt like Emma loved Shay more. How could he say that there would never be another for him and that he loved her with all of his heart when his Bria had just had that honor only a short time earlier? So, this leaves me confused...but, I cant rate the book any lower than 5 stars, because it truly deserves the high rating. All in all this was a beautiful, almost haunting book. I am glad that I read it,and have a feeling that I will be coming back to it again in the future.
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Title: A Wild Yearning by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0440217318 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Outsider by Penn Williamson ISBN: 0446604771 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Once in a Blue Moon by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0440614120 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Heart of the West: A Novel by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0440222117 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0440211077 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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