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The Endearment
The Endearment
Author: LaVyrle Spencer
Through a series of lies, a woman leaves poverty in Boston to be a mail-order bride for a man living in Minnesota. As the two grow to love one another, she is torn between wanting to tell him the truth and a fear that revealing her deception will kill their fragile relationship. — SECRETS OF THE HEART — ANNA - Hoping to escape the shame of her str...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780515103960
ISBN-10: 0515103969
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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I love her books, and this one is typical of them. There are always well developed characters and an interesting storyline. This one is an older one, and it's set in the Minnesota frontier. Anna is a "mail order bride" who has misled her fiance about herself and her capabilities.
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Another great book from Ms Spencer.
Anna - hiding secrets and trying to escape her past as a street urchin becomes a mail order bride to Karl, a gentle man from Minnesota.
A story that keeps you spellbound as the twists and turns of a developing love play out.
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Entertaining and romantic

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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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I really enjoyed this book. I read on wikipedia that Spencer's publisher would not publish this book because it did not mold to the usual romance genre standards....the hero was the protagonist and a virgin, while the heroine was not. It was published by a different publisher later, and I'm glad it was! It's always refreshing to read a book that shakes the standards
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Another great Spencer book!


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