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Book Reviews of The Heart of the Rose

The Heart of the Rose
The Heart of the Rose
Author: June Barraclough
ISBN-13: 9780312001292
ISBN-10: 0312001290
Publication Date: 2/1987
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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thameslink avatar reviewed The Heart of the Rose on + 723 more book reviews
A delightful romance revealing the below-stairs world of a Yorkshire castle in the early 19th century.
susyclemens avatar reviewed The Heart of the Rose on + 158 more book reviews
I love this book - but I would never call it a "charming Cinderella story with a touch of Upstairs, Downstairs", because Anne is definitely no Cinderella, although it is the story of a love affair between Charles, the heir to an earldom, and Anne, the nurserymaid for his younger brother and sisters. The cover art is all wrong, too. It's actually a tragic love story. But please, don't let that put you off reading it - it's incredibly moving, and the love between Charles and Anne is so tender! I get tears in my eyes just thinking about their story and believe me, I don't cry over novels or even movies very easily. It's a heartrending romance, but read it!