The Captive [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Victoria Holt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1991

Rosetta knew little of life beyond the schoolroom...until she found herself shipwrecked off the African coast. Saved from the raging seas by the ship's handsome, mysterious deckhand, she soon discovered her hero was fellow-Londoner Simon Perrivale, an infamous fugitive accused of murder.

Her hopes of rescue were dashed when they were abducted by pirates...and the lovely fair-haired Rosetta was sold to a Turkish Pasha. Locked away in his harem, she would risk her life to save her virtue -- and to unravel the mystery that had wrongfully imprisoned Simon.

But though she plotted her escape from the exotic Middle East to the elegant mansions of London, Rosetta was still bound by a consuming passion that would forever make her love's captive...

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With marginal success, veteran novelist Holt ( The India Fan ) returns to a familiar scenario by depicting a hardy young 19th-century Englishwoman who is embroiled in murder and exotic adventures. When a ferocious storm off the African coast capsizes the vessel on which she is sailing, Rosetta Cranleigh is rescued by a deckhand who admits, after their lifeboat drifts to a remote island, that he is actually Simon Perrivale, a nobleman's illegitimate child, forced to flee England after being wrongly accused of slaying one of his father's other sons. Taken hostage by pirates, the pair escape after being sold to a Turkish pasha. Because Simon dares not return home, Rosetta tries to identify the real killer by joining the mysterious Perrivale household as governess to Simon's impossible niece. Nearly every aspect of this story is unbelievable or time-worn, except for the touching scenes showing Rosetta gradually winning her pupil's affection. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"The prolific Miss Holt combines suspense and romance with the master's touch."

-- Boston Herald --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books (December 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745160298
• ISBN-13: 978-0745160290
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,722,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Victoria Holt, September 6, 2004

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jeanplaidyfan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captive (Mass Market Paperback)

I don't know how Victoria Holt (aka Jean Plaidy, Philippa Carr, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Ellalice Tate etc etc) does it. She has the capacity to grab your interest from the very first sentence of all of her books. The Captive is no different. I found myself 'captivated' from the first page to the last. The review on the home page gives you the outline of this story, but it doesn't let you in on the secret of Victoria Holt's writing. It is superb. I love all of her books. She is so 'easy' to read. Her characters are 'real'. I loved the relationship portrayed between Rosetta & Kate. And, Victoria Holt doesn't scoop to writing romantic 'dribble' like a lot of other romance/gothic romance writers.
If you haven't tried her before this is as good as any of her books to start with.
Please give it a try. You won't be disappointed.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Captivated Me!, September 25, 2003

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Brittany "lady_jane_grey" (MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captive (Mass Market Paperback)

Rosetta's ship is shipwrecked, and only three survive and make it to a deserted island. Once there, pirates kidnap them, and Rosetta is sold to a Turkish harem. After a lot of work, she escapes, with no harm done to her virtue, and gets back to England. She finds out that one of the men that saved her, Simon, is accused of murder. She sets out to prove him innocent, and uncovers a mystery that soon turns deadly!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Victoria Holt's Best, November 25, 1998

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paisleymonsoon (Tulsa, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captive (Mass Market Paperback)

The Captive is, by far, Victoria Holt's best and most memorable tale. The main character is suddenly kidnapped and sold to be part of the harem of a powerful Islamic man. However, her sensability and connections in high places bring her through such a frightening experience that you almost feel it to be your own.