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| Original Title: | November of the Heart |
| ISBN: | 051511331X (ISBN13: 9780515113310) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Minnesota,1895(United States) |
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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| 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 |
Rating Based On Books November of the Heart
Ratings: 4.05 From 2814 Users | 127 ReviewsCrit Based On Books November of the Heart
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**2,5** - This is a sweet story about young love between an ambitious Norwegian immigrant kitchen-help turned boat-builder and a naive high society girl taking place at the end of 19th century in Minnesota. Because much importance is given to social standing in those times, and difference therein, their love and relationship is far from welcome and the girls parents will do everything to keep them apart.With her usual immense talent, LaVyrle Spencer does a great job to tell a compelling tale.
I loved the movie/book The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and the movie Titanic. There is just something about class differences and forbidden romance that holds unmistakable appeal for me. This book deals with this controversy and so much more. Lorna Barnett was the 18 year-old daughter of a wealthy commodore. Jens Harken was the kitchen help. These two people's lives intersect when Lorna's father looses a boating race and will do anything to win the next one. Jens is from Norway and comes from a
I still remember when I picked this one up for the first time. The tragedy drew me in. Now that I actually have children its even worse. Still love this one.
This is my absolute favorite of all of her books. It is definitely a MUST for the romance reader.
If I had more stars this one would have them. People should read this!!!!!! great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love is so pure...so innocent..it encourages us..and one cannot seperate it by money.....
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