The Endearment [Paperback]

LaVyrle Spencer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket Books (March 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671446886
• ISBN-13: 978-0671446888
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,194,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remains one of my favorites, May 4, 2004

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antithesis90 "antithesis90" (Hamel, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Endearment (Paperback)

I love this book, one of my favorite Spencer novels!! She takes the concept of the "mail order bride" and crafts a beautiful, engaging love story around it. Karl and Anna are wonderful characters that readers will be able to relate to; Karl is strong, traditional, and of the quiet persuasion while Anna, typically, is his opposite, possessing an out-spoken, fiery personality. However, the central part of the story and the issues in their lives are often surprising and keep the story flowing, as do their reactions to it. "The Endearment" is a wonderful novel about how love can grow in unlikely places and that the heart can survive, build upon, and ultimately become stronger through many trials.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has made my list of all time favorites...., December 7, 2003

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M. I. "krushedvelvet" (Old Bridge, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Endearment (Paperback)

How one could find this boring, I have no clue...I guess everyone is different because I was ABSOLUTELY SWEPT AWAY by "The Endearment". I could not put this book down..I was addicted to it from page one. I LOVED Karl and Anna. I adored the way he talked to her..how he called her "Onnuh"...yes he angered me at times, but oh!!! Have I mentioned how much I LOVED this??!!! The lovesecenes were so emotional and sweet..not a hint of purple prose in sight. Karl and Anna were so unsure and in need of one another my heart was practically splitting in two just imagining them. This is one of those stories where I walked away in disbelief that the characters were not actually real people. I cannot say enough about this book..I would DEFINITELY recommend it.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Endearment, September 13, 2004

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Mava Collard "turtlelady" (Central CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Endearment (Paperback)

If you are only looking for a "lust and thrust" bodice ripper type book this is not the book for you. This is a sweet love story with realistic characters in believeable situations. I was fascinated by the details of pioneer life, and the subtle details of what it was like to make a home in the wilderness. I found the book hard to put down and I was sorry when it ended.