ISLANDS OF THE SWANS / Review
Sourcebooks Landmark Reissue, February 1, 2010
“Best friends in childhood, Jane’s and Thomas’s relationsIsland of The Swans by Ciji Ware
Sourcebooks Landmark Reissue, February 1, 2010hip blooms beyond friendship as they grow into adults. When Thomas is reportedly killed in the American colonies, Alexander, Duke of Gordon, appeals to a devastated Jane. Believing Thomas is gone forever, Jane hesitantly responds to the Duke, whose passion ignites her blood. But Thomas is not dead, and when he returns to find Jane betrothed to another, he refuses to accept the heartbreaking turn of events. Soon Jane’s marriage is swept into a turbulent dance of tender wooing and clashing wills–as Alex seeks to make her his and his alone.
Winner of the “Romantic Times” award for Best Fictionalized Biography.
In this resplendent love story a dazzling era comes vividly to life as one woman’s passionate struggle to follow her heart takes her from the opulent cotillions of Edinburgh to the London court of half-mad King George III . . . from a famed salon teeming with politicians and poets to a picturesque castle on the secluded, lush Island of the Swans. . . .
Best friends in childhood, Jane Maxwell and Thomas Fraser wreaked havoc on the cobbled streets of Edinburgh with their juvenile pranks. But years later, when Jane blossoms into a beautiful woman, her feelings for Thomas push beyond the borders of friendship, and he becomes the only man she wants. When Thomas is reportedly killed in the American colonies, the handsome, charismatic Alexander, Duke of Gordon, appeals to a devastated Jane. Believing Thomas is gone forever, Jane hesitantly responds to the Duke, whose passion ignites her blood, even as she rebels at his fierce desire to claim her.
But Thomas Fraser is not dead, and when he returns to find his beloved Jane betrothed to another, he refuses to accept the heartbreaking turn of events. Soon Jane’s marriage is swept into a turbulent dance of tender wooing and clashing wills–as Alex seeks truly to make her his, and his alone. . . .”
Spanning from October 1760 to June 1797.
As timeless today, I’m sure, as it was when originally published
20 years ago.
Ciji Ware, is a master story teller.
Oh how wonderful to be transported back into an era
of fine clothing, rich food, regal galas & Scottish dancing…
and all without leaving my recliner!
From Edinburgh to London
this is a story about a love triangle, if you will,
starring Jane Maxwell, Thomas Fraser,
and the Duke of Gordon.
Complex, somewhat sad, but beautifully written.
Thanks so much to Danielle and Sourcebooks
for giving me the opportunity to read and review
Islands Of The Swans.
To read an excellent (and often quite funny) guest post
by Ciji Ware, and another review,
please go HERE to
Passages To The Past.
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