Diary of Ellen Rimbauer [Hardcover]

Joyce Reardon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 6, 2002

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer gives us an unusual view of daily life among the aristocracy in the early 1900s, a window into one woman's hidden emotional torment, and a record of the events at Rose Red that scandalised society at the time.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Library Hb; First Thus edition (June 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340825588
• ISBN-13: 978-0340825587
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why does it matter that its fiction?, June 9, 2010

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David Hunt "neko manko" (Indianapolis, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (Hardcover)

I have read many reviews about how everyone liked the book until they found out it was fiction(which i might add it says "fiction" on the back). Why does it matter, I love this book, granted the fact that unpublished entries are available on a website that doesnt exist was a bit retarded. For a book to intrigue and "fool" so many people into believing that it was authentic, well that really says a lot about it, i love that so many people were fooled, including myself, i find it fascinating to say the least, a great read, and not to mention this book, including Stephen King's Rose Red, is actually based off of truth. Just browse the web and you might find information on the Winchester Mystery Mansion, which the stories about that are eerily similar to the story of Ellen Rimbauer.

I think that anyone who loves books about Ghosts or Spirits should definitely read this book, it is intriguing and thrilling.. I know that once i started reading it, i was glued to it.

PS think of it as "inspired by a true story" because in fact, it is.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I've been had, February 6, 2008

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F. Russell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (Hardcover)

I read this book three years ago and thought it was fabulous. Then tonight I learned that it is fictional. I don't know whether I should laugh at myself or write a letter of complaint (to whom, I'm not sure). When I read this book in hardback, there was no markings or the fantastical artwork that now adorns the paperback cover to indicate that it was fiction. But, I'm glad to see (based on other comments here) that I wasn't alone in believing that Dr. Joyce Reardon and her sidekick Stephen Rimbauer, characters who so believably introduce and tie up this fictitious diary, were real people. Anyhow, beware. This is not a real diary. It is fiction. Enjoy it as such.

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings for so much promise!, October 17, 2006

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Sylviastel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (Hardcover)

I have to say that I bought this book but I was left with mixed feelings about it. Maybe I wanted Rose Red to be better than the television, of course, the diary helped explain the obvious sexual relationship between Ellen and her African nurse/maid. I didn't care for the obvious lesbian relationship between them. It just seemed natural after all. It was hardly much of a marriage. We never do get our questions answered about what happened to the house and why people vanished all of a sudden. It makes you wonder and leaves you frustrated by it all. The book tries to solve those questions but I don't think they ever do.