The Wild Rose, Jennifer Donnelly
The Wild Rose, Jennifer Donnelly
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The Wild Rose

Author: Jennifer Donnelly

Narrator: Jill Tanner

Unabridged: 24 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/02/2011


Synopsis

The Wild Rose is a part of the sweeping, multi-generational saga that began with The Tea Rose and continued with The Winter Rose. It is London, 1914. World War I looms on the horizon, women are fighting for the right to vote, and explorers are pushing the limits of endurance in the most forbidding corners of the earth. Into this volatile time, Jennifer Donnelly places her vivid and memorable characters: Willa Alden, a passionate mountain climber who lost her leg while summiting Kilimanjaro with Seamus Finnegan, and who will never forgive him for saving her life; Seamus Finnegan, a polar explorer who tries to forget Willa as he marries a beautiful young schoolteacher back home in England; Max von Brandt, a handsome German sophisticate who courts high society women, but has a secret agenda in wartime London. Many other beloved characters from The Winter Rose continue their adventures in The Wild Rose as well. With myriad twists and turns, thrilling cliffhangers, and fabulous period detail and atmosphere, The Wild Rose provides a highly satisfying conclusion to an unforgettable trilogy.

About Jennifer Donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly is an award-winning author of both adult and young adult books. Her first young adult novel, A Northern Light, received many accolades, among them the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Carnegie Medal in the UK, and a Michael L. Printz Honor. Her second young adult novel, Revolution, was named a Best Book of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley.


Reviews

Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts: Seamus Finnegan und Willa Alden lieben sich, und doch haben sie sich seit acht Jahren nicht mehr gesehen. Damals ist Willa bei einer Bergtour gestürzt; ein Bein musste ihr amputiert werden. Seitdem lebt sie in Asien und hat keinerlei Kontakt zu ihrer Familie. Doch als......more

Χάρηκα που ξανασυνάντησα τους παλιούς μου φίλους, την Φιόνα, τον Τζο και τον Σέιμι και που έμαθα νέα για τους αγαπημένους μου Ίντια και Μαλλόουν. Όμως, αυτό το βιβλίο στάθηκε κατώτερο της τριλογίας και των προσδοκιών μου. Είχε πολλές πολλές… ατέλειωτες αδιάφορες σελίδες, σελίδες που δεν γινόταν τίπο......more

Goodreads review by Afton

I hated just about every character in this book. But I especially disliked Willa; selfish, reactionary, overly dramatic, self-destructive, stupid Willa. When she and Seamie started their adulterous affair, I hated him too. In fact, I kind of hoped that one of the other or both would just die and let......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Loved the story. Although it was my least favorite of the three. Don't really know why... But fabulous story-telling by Ms Donnelly once again. :)......more

Goodreads review by Eleni

Αν μπορούσα να περιγράψω με μια λέξη το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο αυτό θα ήταν απογοήτευση! Αν και έχουν περάσει αρκετά χρόνια από όταν πρωτο διάβασα τα δύο πρώτα βιβλία της τριλογίας ακόμα θυμάμαι με κάθε λεπτομέρεια κάθε συναίσθημα που μου άφησαν. Δυστυχώς αυτό δε το βρήκα στο "Άγριο Τριαντάφυλλο". Βρισκ......more