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Dove's Way
"Even months after that day on the train, her face still haunted my dreams. And I was sure the feel of her in my arms would stay with me forever. But then one night, she stepped back into my life as if walking into my dreams. . . ."
Matthew Hawthorne saved Finnea Winslet's life one day on a train in Africa. But Finnea didn't know that on that day she saved his soul. Destroyed by scandal, Matthew would have been ostracized completely by the unyielding society of his birth had he not been such a powerful man. Matthew doesn't let himself care about anyone or anything, until Finnea arrives unexpectedly in Boston.
Raised in Africa, Finnea is as foreign to Bostonians as they are to her. Yet she is determined to make a life for herself there, so she turns to Matthew to learn the ways of that rigid town. But can Matthew help Finnea without losing what is left of his heart?
From the jungles of Africa to the heart of Boston society, DOVE'S WAY is an extraordinary tale of redeeming love that will rescue a man, and release a woman from the pain in her heart.
Matthew Hawthorne saved Finnea Winslet's life one day on a train in Africa. But Finnea didn't know that on that day she saved his soul. Destroyed by scandal, Matthew would have been ostracized completely by the unyielding society of his birth had he not been such a powerful man. Matthew doesn't let himself care about anyone or anything, until Finnea arrives unexpectedly in Boston.
Raised in Africa, Finnea is as foreign to Bostonians as they are to her. Yet she is determined to make a life for herself there, so she turns to Matthew to learn the ways of that rigid town. But can Matthew help Finnea without losing what is left of his heart?
From the jungles of Africa to the heart of Boston society, DOVE'S WAY is an extraordinary tale of redeeming love that will rescue a man, and release a woman from the pain in her heart.
296 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 29, 2000
About the author
Linda Francis Lee
41 books487 followersLinda Francis Lee is a native Texan now calling New York City home. Linda's writing career began when her article "There Is No Finish Line" was published in her university's quarterly magazine. But she got sidetracked from writing when she started teaching probability and statistics. Later she found her way back to writing, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution called her breakout novel, Blue Waltz, "absolutely stunning."
Now Linda is the author of nineteen books that are published in sixteen countries around the world, in languages as diverse as Japanese and Russian. Two of her most recent novels are in development for feature films, and she is in the process of co-developing a television series set in her beloved Texas. Lee's next novel, her twentieth, is a large work of fiction about the redemption of a man, and will be released in 2011.
When Linda isn't writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends.
Now Linda is the author of nineteen books that are published in sixteen countries around the world, in languages as diverse as Japanese and Russian. Two of her most recent novels are in development for feature films, and she is in the process of co-developing a television series set in her beloved Texas. Lee's next novel, her twentieth, is a large work of fiction about the redemption of a man, and will be released in 2011.
When Linda isn't writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends.
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December 29, 2013
3 e 1/2
"Per la prima volta capisco che talvolta la speranza si trova nei luoghi meno probabili. E il giorno in cui sei salita su quel treno, io ho trovato in te la mia speranza."
La trama prometteva davvero bene e nel complesso è stato un romance originale e coinvolgente, ma con qualche nota stonata. Avrei preferito che la notte del disastro ferroviario, che ha segnato la vera svolta nel rapporto tra Matthew e Finnea, ci fosse stata mostrata interamente e non tramite rapidi flashback sparsi D: inoltre l'autrice per i miei gusti ha buttato troppa carne sul fuoco, una caterva di disgrazie che danno alla storia un'atmosfera triste e quasi cupa: il difficile rapporto tra Finnea e la madre e il fratello e la nonna (tutta Boston in realtà XD), il segreto del suo passato (facilmente intuibile); i problemi di salute di Matthew, il difficile rapporto con la figlia e la famiglia, la perdita del suo talento artistico, il passato con la moglie fedifraga e chi più ne ha più ne metta XD Tra l'altro in tutta la prima metà del romanzo Finnea "insegue" Matthew con una tenacia ammirevole (ben diversa insomma dalle "solite" protagoniste passive o troppo sceme) e appena lui ricambia lei con un rapido voltafaccia comincia a sfuggirgli e a fare la difficile (e riecco la "solita" protagonista XD)! Il finale comunque è stato molto dolce e lieto, dopo tanti problemi, il trasferimento era quasi prevedibile però! XD
"Per la prima volta capisco che talvolta la speranza si trova nei luoghi meno probabili. E il giorno in cui sei salita su quel treno, io ho trovato in te la mia speranza."
La trama prometteva davvero bene e nel complesso è stato un romance originale e coinvolgente, ma con qualche nota stonata. Avrei preferito che la notte del disastro ferroviario, che ha segnato la vera svolta nel rapporto tra Matthew e Finnea, ci fosse stata mostrata interamente e non tramite rapidi flashback sparsi D: inoltre l'autrice per i miei gusti ha buttato troppa carne sul fuoco, una caterva di disgrazie che danno alla storia un'atmosfera triste e quasi cupa: il difficile rapporto tra Finnea e la madre e il fratello e la nonna (tutta Boston in realtà XD), il segreto del suo passato (facilmente intuibile); i problemi di salute di Matthew, il difficile rapporto con la figlia e la famiglia, la perdita del suo talento artistico, il passato con la moglie fedifraga e chi più ne ha più ne metta XD Tra l'altro in tutta la prima metà del romanzo Finnea "insegue" Matthew con una tenacia ammirevole (ben diversa insomma dalle "solite" protagoniste passive o troppo sceme) e appena lui ricambia lei con un rapido voltafaccia comincia a sfuggirgli e a fare la difficile (e riecco la "solita" protagonista XD)! Il finale comunque è stato molto dolce e lieto, dopo tanti problemi, il trasferimento era quasi prevedibile però! XD
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