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by Susanna Kearsley
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Sailing in a Sea of Words
Sailing in a Sea of Words rated it 6 years ago
Book: The Rose Garden Author: Susanna Kearsley Genre: Fiction/Sci-Fi/History Summary: Eva Ward returns to the only place she truly belongs, the old house on the Cornish coast, seeking happiness in memories of childhood summers. There she finds mysterious voices and hidden pathways that sweep h...
bloodviolet
bloodviolet rated it 11 years ago
This is a beautifully written romance. It could probably be considered a clean romance as there are no graphic descriptions of sex in it. The story is told in two time periods throughout the book. My only complaint is that the main character's romantic interest isn't really given a lot of time in...
Liv's Reads
Liv's Reads rated it 11 years ago
Once again I was caught up in the imagery created by the words of Susanna Kearsley. This is a quiet book, meaning that not much happens. There isn't crazy drama. It's a story about Eva who ends up in Cornwall, a place that represents happiness. She is grieving and trying to find her place in thi...
Electablue
Electablue rated it 11 years ago
I liked the beginning of the book, with it's Daphne du Maurier/Mary Stewart vibe, but the whole time travel thing just didn't quite work.
Coffee, Ginger & White
Coffee, Ginger & White rated it 12 years ago
"The Rose Garden" is the first book I read by Susanna Kearsley and, if anything, I thought it was entertaining. I did like her writing style and her characters were also lovable. I guess my two main issues were a) the plot altogether; and b) the ending.In regards to the plot, the time travelling is...
Cassandra Reads
Cassandra Reads rated it 12 years ago
I like this one better than The Winter Sea, although I think that's more because everything is happening to the same person in this one, instead of a writer writing the historical part.
AmyM
AmyM rated it 12 years ago
I was on such a high from reading my first Susanna Kearsley novel ([b:The Firebird|15827297|The Firebird|Susanna Kearsley|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360594890s/15827297.jpg|21409785]) that I delved into this one close after. This is the older book being published (it was two years earlier), but I...
Bookish Brina
Bookish Brina rated it 12 years ago
LOVE! I could not put this down and found myself getting up early just so I had time to read before work. The story revolves around Eva, a woman who has just lost her sister, the only family she had. She brings her ashes to Trelowarth, the home of friends they used to visit for the summers. Eva soon...
Dawn772
Dawn772 rated it 12 years ago
This story had a pretty good plot but too much description of details and I skimmed lots of paragraphs throughout. The action at the beginning was slow until it started in on the time travel and got rather interesting. Eva returns to the place of he childhood summers where she fades back in time a...
Read, Run, Ramble
Read, Run, Ramble rated it 12 years ago
I have never read one of Ms. Kearsley’s books, but I know I’ll be reading more now! The Rose Garden is a vividly told story about a young woman, Eva, who has faced great loss in her life – she has no family left. In order to make an attempt at healing she retreats from her current , fast-paced life ...
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