A Midnight Clear (Gemstar) [Import] [Hardcover]

Katherine Stone (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Twtp Assorted (May 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0759503656
• ISBN-13: 978-0759503656
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Bestselling Seattle-born author Katherine Stone set about plotting her life's journey at a very young age. At age five she knew she hoped to become a doctor. Then, after writing her first short story at age 11, she realized that she'd love to be a writer, too.

In pursuit of that youthful dream, Katherine attended Stanford University, where she completed her premed requirements while majoring in English. She received her M.D. from the University of Washington. Following her internal medicine residency in San Francisco, she accepted a fellowship in infectious diseases in Los Angeles.

What remains one of the world's largest outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease coincided with her fellowship, which gave her the opportunity to write and lecture on this mysterious new disease. But it was not all work and no play. There was also romance in L.A. It was there (during a spinal tap!) that she met her future husband, physician and novelist Jack Chase.

While she had accomplished the first half of her young-life goals, Katherine never really got around to the second part--being a writer--until Jack bought her a word processor and urged her to "Just do it." The result? Bestselling books in the distinctive Katherine Stone style: a marriage of lyrical prose, evocative emotion and, above all, romance.

"There's nothing wrong with incurable romanticism," the physician asserts. "I love writing about nice people, who are giving life their best shot despite the sometimes monumental obstacles I place in their paths and who discover, despite those obstacles, the splendor and power of love."

Although Katherine has hung up her stethoscope for the moment and is writing full-time at her home near Seattle, her medical background is often evident in her books. "I very much enjoy sharing my passion for medicine--its drama, its emotion and yes, its science--with my readers."

The author of 21 novels, including Twins, Bel Air, Love Songs, and Pearl Moon, Katherine's books have been translated into 20 languages and sold worldwide. She is in the midst of converting all her novels into e-book formats (and thinking about her next book!)

Please visit her website at www.katherinestone.com.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DELIGHTFUL , SPARKLING CHRISTMAS STORY, December 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Midnight Clear (Mass Market Paperback)

FROM THE BOOKCOVER: For him, love was a nightmare. Haunted by memories of a Christmas Eve inferno, trauma surgeon Jace Colton guards his solitude as fiercely and as passionately as he tends to the desperately ill who need his care. For her, it is an awakening. Julia Anne Hayley's memories are lovely, not haunting, a billowy cocoon in which she has hidden from life, from living, far too long. But now her cherished sister is gone, and at last she must dare to fly ... Now they both need a miracle. They have 6 days, 6 nights, in London. Their time together is like a snowflake; delicate and perfect, it cannot last. Jace must leave to help the victims of a terrible war. And when tragedy strikes anew, Julia and Jace must hope for the magic that comes only on A Midnight Clear.

If you are interested in a quick, mainstream read, this is not the book for you. A MIDNIGHT CLEAR is written like poetry; you have to actually think as you read. It was awkward for me, at first, to get into the flow of the text, but once I did, sometime into the 2nd chapter, I was literally enchanted. The beauty of this book will stay with you long after you've finished it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soooo emotional, August 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Midnight Clear (Mass Market Paperback)

Get ready to cry, and to care -- and when you're finished with this terrific book, read the wonderful sequel, Island of Dreams.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the price of a paperback, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Midnight Clear (Mass Market Paperback)

There's usually enough intrigue packed into a Katherine Stone novel to outshine many other authors in this genre. Not this one. A draining, emotionally overwrought storyline. One dimensional characters. Leaves the pulse flatlined. Miracle menses and conception just in time for holiday publication (what more do you need to know?) File this one under inspirational, NOT contemporary romance. Hopefully, this was just Ms. Stone's opportunity to make a quick holiday buck and she'll be back on track to satisfy her readers soon.