by Louisa May Alcott
~~Moved from GR~~ A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott Synopsis: Exactly what it says on the tin. A romantic and tragic tale of love and passion and betrayal and despair. Rosamond Vivian lives alone on an island in the Mediterranean when the mysterious Philip Tempest appears (Island? Tem...
This book was such a surprise for me. I had preconceived ideas about where the author of Little Women would go with another story and boy was I wrong. Racy and salacious in comparison. In fact, I plan on rereading it soon just to see if it was as crazy as I remember.
I first came across this title when I was doing research for one of my classes back in college, thought it sounded interesting—didn’t realize that Alcott’s Gothic work was published—and made a mental note to look it up when I had the time. At the time, I was overworked and eventually forgot about it...
One-sentence summary: Naive Rosamond is seduced by the vile Philip Tempest and when she tries to leave him, he begins to obsessively stalk her.Why did you get this book?: Alcott and potboiler fangirl.Do you like the cover?: No, but there's nothing exciting about it. It looked a bit like a romance no...
Fans of Alcott will either be fascinated, amused or repulsed by this remarkable deviation from her usual fare. My personal reaction vacillated between the three. Rosamond is a dissatisfied young lady living in boredom and isolation with her grandfather on a remote island. She is ripe for being sw...
I had no idea the author of Little Women was capable of such a passionate and frightening read. I was spellbound for the entirety of the novel and had no hope of putting it down until I'd finished.
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