This is the earliest book I've read by Maggie Osborne (1991), and it is not her best. I have read the last 8 books she wrote and have enjoyed them more.
To me, this is the old-style bodice-ripper: 400+ pages of longing and desire. However, Osborne always more to the table than the average writer. She has created a self-centered heroine who has much to learn ... and emerges at the end of her trials a well-rounded, compassionate woman of substance.
The background of this novel VERY interesting: a trip down the Amazon in the 1890's! Ms. Osborne's research efforts show -- the scenery and events are eye-opening and imaginative.
I cannot tell you why I didn't like it as well; the emergence of a fine woman is her usual theme. The plot is complicated and interesting. However, her later novels shine a bit brighter.
Perhaps I got tired of the 3 main characters being "drop dead beautiful/handsome."
In spite of my previous words, it is still a fine book. I enjoyed it.
To me, this is the old-style bodice-ripper: 400+ pages of longing and desire. However, Osborne always more to the table than the average writer. She has created a self-centered heroine who has much to learn ... and emerges at the end of her trials a well-rounded, compassionate woman of substance.
The background of this novel VERY interesting: a trip down the Amazon in the 1890's! Ms. Osborne's research efforts show -- the scenery and events are eye-opening and imaginative.
I cannot tell you why I didn't like it as well; the emergence of a fine woman is her usual theme. The plot is complicated and interesting. However, her later novels shine a bit brighter.
Perhaps I got tired of the 3 main characters being "drop dead beautiful/handsome."
In spite of my previous words, it is still a fine book. I enjoyed it.
With fiery hair and a spirit to match, Eulalie Pritchard defies her father and flees London to marry Sir Percival Sterling-a man she hardly knows. The Lalie reaches Para, Brazil-only to discover that Sir Percival's luxurious rubber plantation is another 3,000 treacherous miles down the dangerous Amazon. And dashing March Addison, the one man who can guarantee her safe passage, is a dangerous and unpredictable as the river itself.
From the moment they meet, Lalie and March are destined to clash. Yet in the sultry tropics, desire grows swiftly and the rules of civilization are swept away by the fierce currents of the river. Soon Lalie finds herself captured by a passion as swift and strong as the mighty Amazon...
From the moment they meet, Lalie and March are destined to clash. Yet in the sultry tropics, desire grows swiftly and the rules of civilization are swept away by the fierce currents of the river. Soon Lalie finds herself captured by a passion as swift and strong as the mighty Amazon...
