Barnfire [Paperback]

Rebecca Montague (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2000

Elizabeth Casey wasn't looking for romance when she came to a farm in Pennsylvania. But a chance meeting with an older woman painter ignites feelings that may burn up more than just the barn.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Cape Winds Press, Incorporated (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967120357
• ISBN-13: 978-0967120355
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two adult women discover they're lesbians together, November 3, 2001

By A Customer

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This review is from: Barnfire (Paperback)

What happens when a thirty-something and a forty-something discover their attraction is more than just friendship? And they live on opposite sides of the country. One is a city girl and the other loves the country. 17 years difference in their ages seems to be the least of the hurdles they have to clear. The obstacles to these two unfold gradually and it's interesting to see how they deal with them. And there are two refreshing points to this book. The first is a woman well in her forties who is suddenly discovering who she is, which seems so true to life. Not every lesbian comes out of the womb realizing who she is. The second is that not everything goes well, again realistic. The love scenes are steamy and the book is a pleasant read. Highly enjoyable.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not you typical May-December romance, July 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Barnfire (Paperback)

I wasn't sure I even liked these two characters- a spoiled Elizabeth, stillbeing supported by her parents at her age (late 20's), and Chase, almost rude, hermit-like and 17 years older, but I must have, I was rooting fot them both the whole way as they struggled with their confusing feelings and with outside pressures and interference.It was as if they had to find each other to find the rest of their personalities-andwhen they did- I really started to enjoy them and the story. Definitely worth the read. Not the typical romance.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not As Good As I Hoped, June 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Barnfire (Paperback)

I anxiously awaited purchasing this book, because the storyline seemed like such a fantastic idea, and I loved the cover. The others who have reviewed this book have commented well on Barnfire's strengths. The story is inventive, and it was quite refreshing to read a romance between women of different ages. (As if all women who fall in love together are the same age!) However, Barnfire book did have its bad points. The writing was weak and could have used a bit of development. It simply did not flow well. The book just jumped from chapter to chapter, scene to scene. At times it was difficult to follow what was going on, and who said what. Sometimes the plot was too thin - in fact, at times it didn't even seem as if there was a plot - especially toward the book's end. Description of the characters and their thoughts was often sparse or elementary. It is easy to forget how much of a book those things comprise until they are not there. Eventually things wrapped up, but the writing was just lacking! There were SO MANY grammatical mistakes. Didn't anybody read over this before it was published? The book had a good amount of love/sex scenes, that were amply descriptive. Barnfire would have been highly enjoyable, if not for its many faults. It has never taken me this long to read a book this short! Barnfire just wasn't what I hoped it would be. Perhaps if another writer had tackled this story, or if the author had more experience...? I hope that the author chooses to do some major revisions on Barnfire, because it really could have been so much more!