Forever and Ever [Paperback]

Patricia Gaffney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1996

Driven to expose the harsh working conditions at the Deene copper mine, Connor Pendaris applies for a job with owner's daughter Sophie Deene, who fears Connor will betray her even as she is falling in love with him.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The last in the Wickerley trilogy (To Love and to Cherish and To Have and to Hold), Gaffney brings to life two more inhabitants of the quaint Victorian village in the south of England. When Sophie Deene's father dies, his last wish is for her to inherit Guelder, the family copper mine. Sophie works hard and is proud of her accomplishments-maybe a bit too proud. Conner Pendarvis is new in town, sent there by the Rhadamanthus Society to expose dangerous working conditions. His assignment: to go undercover to the Guelder mine. Bitter after losing most of his family to the mines, Conner still has his pride and a driving ambition to right all wrongs. An initial attraction between the two is dampened when Sophie discovers the handsome Cornishman is "only" a miner. This touching story, filled with sensual tension, runs the emotional gamut, culminating with love winning over pride and ambition.
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Review

"Surely her best...Her books stand on their own as splendid stories with original plots and outstanding characters." (Rendezvous) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Topaz (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451406613
• ISBN-13: 978-0451406613
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,519,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patricia Gaffney began her writing career with the publication of Sweet Treason, a historical romance set in revolutionary Scotland. Eleven romance novels later, she tried something different--The Saving Graces, a story of women's friendships, that ended up spending 17 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers List.

Circle of Three, Flight Lessons, and The Goodbye Summer followed, all bestsellers that established Gaffney as a premier mainstream fiction writer.

Her new book is Mad Dash, the story of a happy marriage in trouble. It's due out in Spring 2008.

Gaffney, who lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, is currently at work on a novel about a man who changes his life when he finds out he's dying--then finds out he isn't. Working title: On Second Thought.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent Romance, January 31, 2000

By 

skisno "skisno" (Hollis, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever and Ever (Paperback)

This is an amusing and witty book. I like all of Patricia Gaffney's books; they are well-researched and highly-entertaining. Unlike many books of this genre, the characters are not perfect. You want to applaud them on one page and then scold them on the next. Sophie is pretty but her beauty is not emphasized on every page to the point where it interrupts the flow of the story. Unlike heroines in, for example, Judith McNaught's books where the heroines lack irony and you suspect would be tiresome to be around in real life, you would welcome an acquaintance with Sophie by the end of the book after she goes through a positive character transformation. Connor, the hero, is also unlike most "rugged and handsome but loner" heroes with a lot of money that you find in other romance books. He's someone who is not always sure he's doing the right thing for the right reasons. This book is part of a trilogy but it can be read on its own. You might like reading all the books in the Wyckersley trilogy though because you'll enjoy reading about all the characters as their lives intertwine around the river Wyck (or Wick?) in England around the turn of the century. To Have and to Hold is a particularly different romance book. Sebastian, the "hero" is about as unlikable as a "hero" can get at the start of this book and it's absorbing to read how he turns his life around by the end of the book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful love story, April 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Forever and Ever (Paperback)

When I first picked this book up after reading the other two, I didn't know for sure if I'd like it. For starters, Sophie just wasn't my favorite person and I was disappointed when I found out it was about her. I quickly changed my mind. I loved it! I loved her and I loved Connor.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 17, 2003

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Heather Perry (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever & Ever (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book. I love the entire Wyckerley series. This is the 3rd and final in the series but it doesn't matter if you read them out of order. If you want to read a great romance novel that is completely original, read all three of the Wyckerley novels. They are all beautiful, unconventional stories.