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| Title | : | November of the Heart |
| Author | : | LaVyrle Spencer |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1994 by Jove (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical Romance. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
LaVyrle Spencer
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 4.05 | 2814 Users | 127 Reviews
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Set at the turn of the century, November of the Heart tells of Lorna Barnett, a young woman from a wealthy Saint Paul family, and Jens Harken, the ambitious dreamer who works in the kitchen of her family’s summer estate. Lorna’s father, Gideon, an avid sailor, is determined to claim victory for his own White Bear Yacht Club in the next summer regatta. Having recently suffered defeat at the hands of the rival club, Gideon is willing to do almost anything to win back the prize he sees as his.Jens, pressed into service as a waiter as an elegant family dinner party, overhears Gideon’s lament, and is sure his boatbuilding skills can be put to use on behalf of his employer. Brazenly crossing the boundary between servant and master by offering to design and build a boat that is sure to win the race. Jens incites Gideon’s ire but piques his interest too. With Lorna’s help, he convinces Gideon to finance the project.
Grateful for her intervention yet wary of jeopardizing his chance to build the boat of his dreams, Jens nevertheless is powerless to face of Lorna’s growing interest in the boat and him. He soon finds himself eagerly awaiting her visits to the boatshed, and stars teaching her about the craft of boatbuilding, as well as the craft of love.
Despite the rigid caste system which keeps them apart, Lorna and Jens are drawn inexorably together, and begin an affair as fresh and innocent as the summer itself. But the repercussions of their passionate idyll soon separate them against their shame to endure loneliness where it is always “November of the heart.”
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| Original Title: | November of the Heart |
| ISBN: | 051511331X (ISBN13: 9780515113310) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Minnesota,1895(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 2814 Users | 127 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books November of the Heart
I think this has to be my favourite book ever, I love everything about it ! And I've read it about 17 times (:This is maybe the fourth or fifth time I've read this book and it still is a 5-star read.
Setting 1895. A young woman of society falls in love with a ship builder of lower station, so it is not allowed, esp since the yourg man is building a boat for the womans father.
2 to 2 1/2 starsI did not care for this book. The heroine was spineless and unsympathetic. The author tried to redeem her character in the last few pages of the book, but, frankly, by then it was too little too late. I really liked the hero and felt he was charming, honorable, and swoonworthy. I will say, though, I had a hard time believing the hero continued to harbor strong feelings toward the heroine during their two year separation, or that he would have considered taking her back. I also
The only thing I didn't like about the book was that it couldn't decide on the tone it wanted to take. It started out playful and light and then turned darker and more serious. Maybe that was the point. I'm glad I'm a woman in 2012 instead of 1900. I don't want to give anything away and maybe this is a **********spoiler alert******** Jens wants Lorna to make a sacrifice and make a stand. Hello! She had a baby, almost bled to death and was mentally tortured. Poor man...nobody does anything for
What I find most interesting about this is how many people have read the book more than once. I, also, don't read books twice--there are just too many other ones waiting to be read! But this one I did, and found it equally moving and satisfying both times. In fact, it made it to my permanent bookshelf, while 99% of what I read gets recycled. There is just something to this story. The love feels true. I sympathize and empathize with the characters. I didn't LOooooVe the book--that feels too sappy
This is just one of those super-romantic impossible love stories. LaVerle Spencer only writes these kinds of stories, and they always have happy endings! This isn't good literature... by anyone's standards... but it is a nice little piece of escapism. Only women would appreciate this kind of stuff... what my husband would dub "porn for women," because the level of romance is ridiculous and may cause women to sigh and wonder why their man doesn't treat them like this! And of course... the sex in
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