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A Long Fatal Love Chase

Louisa May Alcott

Start date: April 1, 2020

Finish date: April 30, 2020

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Mar 16, 2011 Laura rated it liked it

Shelves: bookcrossing, gothic-romance, bookmooch, read-2011

Just arrived from France. Unbelievable, this book was only published after the author's death and remained unpublished for more than a decade! ...more

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Apr 13, 2024 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2024-l-l-challenge

I recently found out that Louisa May Alcott had written this book.

Rosamond Vivian would do anything for a year of freedom. In a short phrase, she is going stir crazy and longs for adventure. She lives with her grandfather who is unable to show her any kind of affection or warmth. A stranger calls on her grandfather and her life is never the same again.

The book reminded me of typical 18th century literature that had all plot and no character development, but I really enjoyed it.

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Jan 08, 2019 Kate rated it did not like it

Shelves: 19th-century-literature, read-in-2019

"I'D GLADLY SELL MY SOUL TO SATAN FOR A YEAR OF FREEDOM,

"cries impetuous Rosamond Vivian to her callous grandfather. Then, one stormy night, a brooding strangr appears in her remote island home, ready to take Rosamond at her word. Spellbound by the mysterious Phillip Tempest, Rosamond is seduced with promises of love and freedom, then spirited away on Tempest's sumptuous yacht. But she soon finds herself trapped in a web of intrigue, cruelty, and deceit. Desperate to escape, she flees to Italy, ...more

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