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Tomorrow's Treasure (East of the Sun #1)
Raised by her aunt and uncle at the rectory in the small English village of Grimston Way, lovely Evy Varley remembers little of her missionary parents and nothing of South Africa, the land where she was orphaned during the Zulu War of 1878. But when Sir Rogan Chantry, the arrogant and handsome son of the local Squire, accuses Evy’s mother of stealing the infamous Kimberly...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
July 27th 2011
by WaterBrook Press
(first published 2003)
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Tomorrows Treasure
Evy Varley grows up thinking her parents are missionaries and were killed in a Zulu War. Come to find out her real mom is rich and has a part to the Chantry diamonds as much as Rogan Chantry her true love. Evy is Rogan's sister's play mate and her and her 'Aunt' get to live in the Chantry manssion and while they are their Rogan tries to figure out what the great mystery is which is about Evy's parents and at the same time Rogan flits with Evy when he isn't supposed to be. Do E...more
Evy Varley grows up thinking her parents are missionaries and were killed in a Zulu War. Come to find out her real mom is rich and has a part to the Chantry diamonds as much as Rogan Chantry her true love. Evy is Rogan's sister's play mate and her and her 'Aunt' get to live in the Chantry manssion and while they are their Rogan tries to figure out what the great mystery is which is about Evy's parents and at the same time Rogan flits with Evy when he isn't supposed to be. Do E...more
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I really enjoyed this book. It is the first of a trilogy set in the late 1800's. The story includes a wealthy family, a missing rare diamond and a little romance. I found this book by just grabbing something off the shelf at the library because my boys were being too noisy and I couldn't find what I was looking for but I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this author and will read more of her books.
I enjoyed this book like a guilty pleasure. It was so action-packed that I didn't realize it was a romance until I had almost read to the end.
Best quote: "I think you will agree that life's plans are not always tied up in neat little packages. Occasionally we find ourselves at unexpected crossroads with more than one opportunity from which to choose. Time itself is often the best indicator of which decision to make, for it can tell so many things that are now hazy"(389).
Best quote: "I think you will agree that life's plans are not always tied up in neat little packages. Occasionally we find ourselves at unexpected crossroads with more than one opportunity from which to choose. Time itself is often the best indicator of which decision to make, for it can tell so many things that are now hazy"(389).
This book was interesting enough to read to the end. Some parts were too wordy and slow for my taste. I appreciate the fact that the story was moral and included scriptures to illustrate the main characters faith. I also enjoyed learning more about the history of South Africa through a fictional story. I will read the next book in the series.
I just stumbled upon this trilogy at the library. They're listed under christian lit, and I was pleasantly surprised by how good and engaging they were. Set in the late 1800s in England and South Africa, they reminded me a little of Pride and Prejudice--and that's a extreme compliment! I definitely recommend them!
East of the Sun trilogy. Exciting novels about the diamond miners in South Africa. Love, mystery, danger and faith. It's all here for a good read.
Amazing! Loved it own it read it 2 times or so!!
Slow start but loved it toward the end.
I've read this one now at least 3 times and I still LOVE it! Definitely one of my favourites; a good historical romance/mystery.
Aug 06, 2012
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Loved it i love her books
For a romantic series, Linda Lee Chaikin did well in making an interesting story line. Evy was a little too "perfect," as was Rogan, which is a lazy excuse for writing round characters, but otherwise it was a decently written series. I particularly liked the setting and the time frame. Chaikin did her homework and really researched both England and Africa for her story and it shows.
Fairly good mystery about a girl who finally finds out the truth about her parents. It was kind of slow though. The mystery is continued in the next book, which I don't plan to read at this time.
I received this book for Christmas, and when I started reading it thought it OK but not terrific. But it got better as I read it, and I definitely want to read the sequels.
This book was slow going at the beginning, but by the end I couldn't put it down. Really enjoyed the series.
Feb 25, 2011
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I love this set of novels. I got my youngest son's name from them.
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Linda Chaikin is a Christian fiction author with a focus on historical fiction. She sometimes publishes using the name L. L. Chaikin.
Linda was the youngest of 10 children and her father died shortly after she was born. She wrote her first full-length novel with pen and paper at the age of 14 - this novel was later rewritten as Wednesday's Child, part of the Day to Remember series.
She met her husba...more
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Linda was the youngest of 10 children and her father died shortly after she was born. She wrote her first full-length novel with pen and paper at the age of 14 - this novel was later rewritten as Wednesday's Child, part of the Day to Remember series.
She met her husba...more
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“I think you will agree that life's plans are not always tied up in neat little packages. Occasionally we find ourselves at unexpected crossroads with more than one opportunity from which to choose. Time itself is often the best indicator of which decision to make, for it can tell so many thing that are now hazy.”
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