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The Crimson Bed
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Loretta Proctor (Goodreads Author)
Frederic Ashton Thorpe and his best friend, Henry Winstone, are artists immersed in the Pre-Raphaelite movement, with its yearning for romantic escape from the materialism of Victorian society. Seeing a half-finished portrait of the beautiful Eleanor Farnham at Henry's studio, Fred is fascinated and returns in order to meet her. He and Ellie fall in love and are married. B...more
Paperback, 354 pages
Published
March 3rd 2010
by Troubador Publishing
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This book provided a very interesting and thought provoking look into the lives of a Victorian couple and their checkered pasts. The novel takes place during the height of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in London, complete with its odd artistic characters who challenge modern morals.
Ellie and Fred are married, but they each harbour dark secrets neither has the courage to reveal. And yet these secrets, hidden for years, find their way to the surface. All actions have consequences, and sometimes the...more
Ellie and Fred are married, but they each harbour dark secrets neither has the courage to reveal. And yet these secrets, hidden for years, find their way to the surface. All actions have consequences, and sometimes the...more
I became so entangled in the story and characters that I abandoned TV and other distractions in order to spend more time in the world of The Crimson Bed. One of the aspects that made me very happy was the believability. I'm a stickler for logic, no matter how outrageous the storyline: I must be able to think, "Yes, this is believable. I get it." The Crimson Bed never failed me. There were times when I wanted to shout "No!" but this reaction didn't come from disbelief or annoyance. On the contrar...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author knows so much about her subject and weaves this knowledge into the beautifully written finctional story. Her sense of history and her ability to make her readers equate (almost be there) with the era of the story. The characters are well drawn and totally believable. It's a great read and I totally recommend it to Goodread members.
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Writing and book reading are in the blood. My great grandad used to travel around Turkey carrying a trunk full of his beloved books and during WW2, my Dad wrote 40 page letters in French to my Mother from the desert! So he might well have got round to a novel or two if he had lived long enough.
I gave up writing for years but have now resurfaced in my later life and published two books, written si...more
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