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Praise for Paullina Simons:
The Summer Garden
‘Simons has written a book that is high on feeling and suspense’ Sydney Morning Herald
Tatiana and Alexander
'This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair … It also has – thank goodness – a welcome sense of humour and discernible characters rather than ciphers.'
Victoria Moore, Daily Mail
The Bronze Horseman
‘Pulling off the passionate love story embedded in a truly epic narrative is a difficult thing to do. Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind remains the blueprint for the genre, while Tolstoy's War and Peace carries off the literary honours … it's quickly apparent that the Russian-born author Paullina Simons has the measure of this kind of epic romantic saga … She is able to make some powerful statements about the durability of the human spirit, but never at the expense of descriptive passages refulgent with power and beauty’ Barry Forshaw, amazon
Praise for Tully:
“Pick up this book and prepare to have your emotions wrung so completely you’ll be sobbing your heart out one minute and laughing through your tears the next.… Read it and weep – literally” Company
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A novel tracing the enduring power of love and commitment against the forces of war and the equally dangerous forces of keeping the peace
From the bestselling author of The Girl in Times Square, comes the magnificent conclusion to the saga that was set in motion when Tatiana fell in love with her Red Army officer, Alexander Belov, in wartime Leningrad in 1941.
Tatiana and Alexander have since suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. After years of separation, they are miraculously reunited in America, the land of their dreams. They have a beautiful son, Anthony. They have proved to each other that their love is greater than the vast evil of the world. But though they are only in their twenties, in their hearts they are old, and they are strangers. In the climate of fear and mistrust of the Cold War, dark forces are at work in the US that threaten their life and their family. Can they be happy? Or will the ghosts of yesterday reach out to blight even the destiny of their firstborn son?
Epic in scope, masterfully told, The Summer Garden is a novel of unique and devastating emotional power that spans two thirds of the twentieth century, and three continents.
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'The Summer Garden' tells the story that 'The Bridge to Holy Cross' (or 'Tatiana and Alexander') only briefly skimmed over - the period from Alexander's return onwards. It is largely centred around Alexander's battle with the emotional scars of war and his son Anthony's determination to prove himself to his father. The result is a tense and emotional drama, although it is likely to be more thoroughly enjoyed by those familiar with the characters.
Every sentence in the novel oozes the sentimental and almost haunting, emotional style of Paullina Simmons, so fans of the author will not be disappointed. Tatiana and Alexander are recreated so vividly for the final saga, and Anthony and Vikki, who readers will remember from the last book, were also well constructed by the author.
The one disappointing aspect of the novel was that, in my opinion, it continued for too long, resulting in a somewhat scrappy ending. A number of characters were introduced in the last few chapters of the novel, leaving the reader with little time to get to know them, which basically created confusion. The ending was also a case of telling the reader a bit more than we needed to know - some things are best left to the imagination, especially when the reader is so well acquainted with and fond of the central characters.
Essentially, however, it is another magnificent novel, highly recommended to fans and beginners alike. I would definitely recommend, however, that the first two books have been read before attempting 'The Summer Garden', or I don't think the plot can be appreciated at all.
As much as it pains me to say, I just didn't enjoy it as much as the first two (...but then I LOVED the first two...) and found myself speed reading the flashbacks to Tatiana's childhood and wondering where else we could possibly be taken in terms of storyline. Parts of it were engrossing and everything I have come to expect of a novel from PS, but other parts were dull and lacking in movement. It also 'felt' different from the first two - whereas their love for each other made me weep then, in this part, I just felt it was all a little overdone and, dare I say it, bordering on tedious...
I know I'll be upsetting other diehard PS fans, but I feel I need to ne honest, buy the other two definately but save this one for a rainy day...
i realy wasnt sure i wanted to read more due to the love story of the two being young....to see them grow old was something that took my mind a while to adjust to. i did enjoy the book, paullina is brilliant. no doubt about it. i look forward to more from her and the ending saga of the barringtons was emotional. yet again we are under the paullina simons spell. sleepless nights whilst we read'one more chapter-then i will go to bed', the endless thoughts going through your head wondering whats coming up next in the book, it's sad it's heart wrencing. it's happy. thankyou paullina and goodbye tatiana and alexander i've had immense pleasure in being drawn in to your lives!!!
10-05-12. Still reading. Read more
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