I really wanted to like "a silent ocean away..." it has pretty high ratings on goodreads and i enjoy historical settings/sagas. but it was SO insipid. ugh. i could not respect myself if i finished it!
(3.5)Charmaine Ryan takes employment as a governess to the three youngest children of Frederic Duvoisin on his private Island in the West Indies. Charmaine bonds quickly with the children, as well as their mother Collette, Frederic's second and much younger wife. The innocent Charmaine feels somethi...