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The Gypsy Madonna (Hardcover)

by Santa Montefiore (Author)
2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; First Edition edition (13 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340830905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340830901
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 397,653 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"* 'Santa Montefiore brilliantly captures the intrigue and skulduggery of a country at war in a very absorbing romance.' - Red on LAST VOYAGE OF THE VALENTINA * 'Romantics will adore this story of yearning love.' - Daily Express on THE SWALLOW AND THE HUMMINGBIRD * 'Engaging and charming' - Penny Vincenzi, Mail on Sunday on THE BUTTERFLY BOX"

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The Gypsy Madonna: what is her secret? Mischa knows what it is to be abandoned. His German father disappeared at the end of the war, leaving him and his mother to endure the hatred and contempt of all the French villagers, the two of them against the world. And his surrogate father vanishes too, with no word of explanation. Mischa bears these scars into manhood. Only when his mother dies, revealing the existence of a priceless masterpiece, does he go on the trail of his own history. He makes a pilgrimage into the past, to that French village of his childhood, and there he uncovers the secret of the Gypsy Madonna.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Plodding and slow, 26 Feb 2007
By L. Hogan (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gypsy Madonna (Paperback)
I hardly ever fail to finish a book but The Gypsy Madonna brought me close. I thought it would be a light fluffy read for my holidays but I was bored within the first few chapters. I kept going in the hope that htings would improve but the pacing never picked up and the main characters just became more and more annoying. The only saving grace for this book were the minor characters, such as the staff and guests at the hotel where much of the story plays out. The main characters were stiff and one dimensional. If you are looking for something like Joanne Harris' earlier books then dont look here!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, 12 April 2007
By Paul (Hertfordshire UK) - See all my reviews
This is a book that richly deserves no stars, but the minimum you can award is one. The main character, a six year old boy appears to think like an adult woman. For example, quote: "It's nice to be hugged by a man." The plot is incredibly thin yet also unbelievable. You keep reading, thinking that there must be some point to this, but there isn't. It is not well written, you may be irritated by sentences containing unnecessary adjectives. This is the worst book I can remember reading.

I got my copy for 25p at the charity store. I can well understand why the original owner gave it away. I think the more charitable action is to chuck it in the dustbin and give 25p to the store.
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Gyosy Madonna - What is her secret?, 6 April 2006
By Mel (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
I found this book very slow at the start, but once getting into it I really loved and enjoyed it. This book not only caught my attension, but its a book that i really couldnt put down. There are so many secrets that lie in the text and everything unfolds close to the end, mischa lets his mother rest and is no longer lonely. I loved this book and i hope you enjoy it as much as i did!! An Extremely good book :)
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