Maria [Mass Market Paperback]

Eugenia Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1984

From the New York Times best-selling author Eugenia Price, Maria is the spirited story of Mary Evans, an extraordinary woman from colonial Charles Town who finds a place for herself in St. Augustine after Spain relinquishes Florida.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A charming and engaging picture of life in the South. -- Atlanta Journal Constitution

A consummate storyteller of meticulously researched and emotionally moving novels of the South. -- Rave Reviews

Eugenia Price is a name spoken with affection by millions of readers. . . . -- Publishers Weekly

Eugenia Price is a name spoken with affection by millions of readers... -- Publishers Weekly

Newcomers to Ms. Price's work should soon join her legions of faithful readers. -- Chattanooga Times

She has a rare talent, and we consider her to be one of our countrys greatest authors. -- Rosalyn Carter --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Eugenia Price (19161996) is an award-winning New York Times best-selling author

Price has written a total of forty titles, resulting in fifty million copies sold world-wide in eighteen different languages

Her works have been on the New York Times Best-seller List for as long as eighteen weeks at a time --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Books (February 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553242415
• ISBN-13: 978-0553242416
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,589,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars what a woman is described here, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Maria (Mass Market Paperback)

A very ambitious story in that it tackles a sticky, sort of unknown time in history - 1700's Florida back when it was a ping-pong game between England and Spain over who ruled the territory. That's not the interesting part though. The best part of this book is the character of Maria, or Mary, once the resident of what is now known as St. Augustine's Oldest House. Maria is an intelligent, resourceful, very beautiful woman who is very far ahead of her time. She comes through tragic loss and grief but somehow (you often wonder how) she is back up again, alive and battering life's doors once more. Read the book to know her if nothing else. A few love stories are intertwined as well. Well worth it. The first Price book I ever read and today I've read nearly all.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maria, June 7, 2000

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Melinda S. Kelley (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maria (Florida Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)

I couldn't put this book down. After visiting St. Augustine, then reading the book, I was truly walking the streets with Maria. I saw the same building she did and have the same awe for the town as she did. I read this book in two day...I couldn't put it down. Looking for the other two books in the trilogy. Can someone help.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A master storyteller., September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Maria (Florida Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)

Eugenia Price combined her outstanding writing skills with meticulous research and attention to detail. This was my first introduction to her work -- no one can surpass her mastery of historical fiction. Her work helped me to introduce History as a living thing to my own children.