Diane Haeger
Auteur de The Secret Bride
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: www.dianehaeger.com
Séries
Œuvres de Diane Haeger
My Dearest Cecilia: A Novel of the Southern Belle Who Stole General Sherman's Heart (2003) 47 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 20th Century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Newport Beach, California, USA
- Études
- BA, English
advanced degree, clinical psychology
Membres
Critiques
I read Diane Heager's Courtesan and was spellbound. The Ruby Ring is even better.
A must-read for any historical fiction buff.
A must-read for any historical fiction buff.
3.5 stars
King George IV (King of England between 1820 an 1830) before becoming king, did not get along with this father at all. Not only that, he fell in love with a Catholic (Maria) and there was no way his father would agree for them to marry. Maria insisted on being married before agreeing to becoming further involved in the relationship, so they married in a Catholic ceremony (that was illegal/not recognized in England). George had hoped his father would not live much longer (but he did), so he would be able to change that law and have Maria recognized as his legal wife.
This is not a time period I have read much (or anything?) about. It was really interesting to learn of this secret relationship/marriage. There was more romance to the story than I’d expected; I added this to my tbr a long time ago, so it’s possible I realized that at the time. But it was still interesting. There were times that the story moved a bit slowly, though. I also can’t say I really liked either main character, but I was still interested to read that this had happened at all.… (plus d'informations)
King George IV (King of England between 1820 an 1830) before becoming king, did not get along with this father at all. Not only that, he fell in love with a Catholic (Maria) and there was no way his father would agree for them to marry. Maria insisted on being married before agreeing to becoming further involved in the relationship, so they married in a Catholic ceremony (that was illegal/not recognized in England). George had hoped his father would not live much longer (but he did), so he would be able to change that law and have Maria recognized as his legal wife.
This is not a time period I have read much (or anything?) about. It was really interesting to learn of this secret relationship/marriage. There was more romance to the story than I’d expected; I added this to my tbr a long time ago, so it’s possible I realized that at the time. But it was still interesting. There were times that the story moved a bit slowly, though. I also can’t say I really liked either main character, but I was still interested to read that this had happened at all.… (plus d'informations)
Wow! If any of this is true it is quite a story. Romantic yet heartbreaking.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 14
- Membres
- 1,643
- Popularité
- #15,628
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 66
- ISBN
- 48
- Langues
- 8
- Favoris
- 7
Historical fiction I have been reading in the recent times are centered on mystery/crime. Courtesan is different - it is an epic saga of love.
Great job, Diane Haeger!