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| Title | : | The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation #1) |
| Author | : | Lauren Willig |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 428 pages |
| Published | : | December 27th 2006 by New American Library (first published October 10th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Mystery. Fiction. Historical Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit |
Lauren Willig
Paperback | Pages: 428 pages Rating: 3.69 | 20535 Users | 2163 Reviews
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Deciding that true romantic heroes are a thing of the past, Eloise Kelly, an intelligent American who always manages to wear her Jimmy Choo suede boots on the day it rains, leaves Harvard's Widener Library bound for England to finish her dissertation on the dashing pair of spies the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian. What she discovers is something the finest historians have missed: a secret history that begins with a letter dated 1803. Eloise has found the secret history of the Pink Carnation the most elusive spy of all time, the spy who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, a wildly imaginative and highly adventurous debut, opens with the story of a modern-day heroine but soon becomes a book within a book. Eloise Kelly settles in to read the secret history hoping to unmask the Pink Carnation's identity, but before she can make this discovery, she uncovers a passionate romance within the pages of the secret history that almost threw off the course of world events. How did the Pink Carnation save England? What became of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian? And will Eloise Kelly find a hero of her own?
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| ISBN: | 045121742X (ISBN13: 9780451217424) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Pink Carnation #1 |
| Characters: | Percy Blakeney, Miles Dorrington, Lady Henrietta Selwick, Eloise Kelly, Colin Selwick, Geoffrey Pinchingdale-Snipe, Jane Wooliston, Miss Gwen Meadows, Amy Balcourt, Lord Richard Selwick, Edouard de Balcourt, Arabella Selwick-Alderly, Lady Uppington, Lord Uppington, Serena Selwick |
| Setting: | London, England,1803(United Kingdom) Paris,1803(France) |
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Ratings: 3.69 From 20535 Users | 2163 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation #1)
The first in Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation series. I found this gem in the library. My first by this author and coincidentally the author's first. I was pleasantly pleased with it. I wasn't sure I would be when I opened the first page. I'm not a fan of 1st person POV but I kept on and realized the whole book is not written that way and I came to enjoy the parts that were. This is one of those stories in a story. It starts with a young American woman seeking information for her dissertation onBored, bored, bored! 25%
AMAZING.....BLOODY HILARIOUS.....SMART....WITH THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF SMUT, MAKING THIS BOOK A DEFINATE KEEPER...I ADORED this book... The author had me sold on the rest of the series and any of her future contributions to the book addict cause, within the few pages of the prologue.. A combination of Julia Quinn's wit, and C.S. Harris and Deanna Raybourn's sleuth story talent all rolled up with what is obviously, and originally 100% Lauren Willig...The characters we're real, perfectly flawed and
ok. I read this a while ago. As a first attempt, it was good but not noteworthy.
Good storyAs most people know, I'm not a big historical fan but I did enjoy this book. I may continue with the voters in this series to find out what else happens.
a) Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) b) Pink Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) a) Purple Gentian (Gentiana verna)d) Pink Champagne! ☺a) b) [image error]c) d)[image error]★★★★✩ This is a review of the audiobook, narrated by Kate Reading, who did a wonderful job on this charming intro to the Pink Carnation series. I cannot recall hearing her before; but, luckily she reads the rest of the audio series as well, so I certainly look forward to listening to her.I guess you could call this one an
Don't be fooled by the cover: this book is a romance novel pretending to be historical fiction. I was completely shocked when the first sex scene started (in a small boat on a river which was currently being rowed by someone else! I kept thinking I had missed something and the rower had left the boat, but no). Along with the requisite sex, there are also the requisite shallow protagonists. I kept thinking there must be more to the characters (because I was duped by the cover!), but they really
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