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| Vows Made in Wine (Harper Monogram) | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Wiggs
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 470510
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061081442
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061081446
ASIN: 0061081442
Publication Date: July 1995
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 Good hero but cold heroine April 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Oliver De Lacey is saved from hanging by a beautiful woman named Lark. Oliver is a man who loves pleasure and is an unrepentant hedonist. He is likeable because he has a wry sense of humor and never takes himself too seriously
Lark is opposite. She is a serious woman, a protestant living in England during Queen Mary's reign but not necessarily religious. This was a bit surprising to me. I think she liked helping the persecuted much more than she liked their doctrine.
Oliver is entranced with Lark determined, to awaken her cold emotions. Lark is incredibly cautious. Because of her reticence this book moves very slowly through the first half of the novel. There are plot twists and the story introduces new characters but the romance between the two leads is secondary. It is only after the pair marry that the reader sees their romance bloom.
Both have secrets they keep from each other and they only share them when they are on the brink of being discovered. This book only rates a two star for me. Lark was hard to warm up to. It wasn't that she was not brave and loyal she most defiantly was. It was more that she was so reserved that even the reader has difficulty determining her emotions.
Excellent! August 30, 2006
Susan Wiggs' style is a mixture of sophistication, history and humor all of which are very enjoyable and poignant. Haven't yet tried her recent novels but also highly recommend the Lily and the Leopard, Lord of the Night and Circle in the Water.
Vows in Made In Wine March 19, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was so excited to see little Oliver had his own story. After all the poor child endured he was going to live and have a happy ending. I hate to say anything other then raving reviews for Susan Wiggs, but this book just didn't grab me like Circle in the Water did. It was sooo slowww, I must have set it down a hundred times before I was able to make it to the end. When the gypsies showed up I became hopeful but they didn't stick around long enough to bring some of the jubilant happiness they had shared with us in CITW. At then end of the story a baby girl is born to Oliver and Lark, they name her Philippa and this is when I find out there is a third book Dancing On Air that Thank Goodness I have in my TBR pile. But, what had me so excited about Oliver's story is I was introduced to him in lengthy detail in CITW and finding out there is another story about this baby just doesn't excite me, I don't have that link with the baby. It would have been nice to have some of her childhood in this book so I would have been more compelled to see how she turns out in Dancing On Air.
 Never Read A Book Like This November 10, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll always remember this book for the emotions that I went through while I read this book. I can honestly say that this book made me cry , cry so hard that I couldn't read for awhile because of the tears, and I couldn't stop. I loved it, and will keep it, and read it again. I like Susan Wiggs she a great writer, with a great imagination.
A great read--even if you don't like historical novels. June 21, 1998
I usually read the first line in a book to see whether it captures my attention. If it does, I'll give it a try. This book had me captivated right from the start. I usually don't read historical romance novels, but I couldn't resist this one. The characters are so loveable, and the story so intriguing that I couldn't put it down. Definitely the best Susan Wiggs book I've read so far!
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