Once A Hero [Paperback]

Katherine Sutcliffe (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 051511555X | ISBN-13: 978-0515115550 | Publication Date: June 1, 1994

Bronte Haviland is sadly disillusioned when her childhood hero, Captain Brandon Tremain, is disgraced and imprisoned for treason, until a face-to-face encounter forces her to question his guilt and awakens her deepest desires.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The surrealistic quality found in many of Sutcliffe's ( My Only Love ) novels is present once again in her latest historical set along the lush Australian coast. It's Bronte Haviland's duty, as the warden's daughter, to select a few trustworthy prisoners to work on local farms or to help build the nearby orphanage. Among the qualifying convicts is Captain Brandon Tremain, once England's most celebrated hero, now a dishonored man banished to New South Wales prison supposedly to serve out a sentence for treason and murder. But his real reason for being in New South Wales is to crush a mutiny destined to topple the British empire. After he discovers a smuggler's cache of illegal liquor and cigars, he fears Bronte and her father are involved in the insurrection. To drive her away he denies his love for her, sending her into the arms of another. Sexual tension runs high and the romance is, as always in Sutcliffe's novels, paramount. Some usage of such contemporary phrases as "get focused" and "we're friends, right?" detracts from the historical feel, but beneath the rich, sensual prose and vivid imagery, one barely notices.
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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Jove (June 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051511555X
• ISBN-13: 978-0515115550
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that will keep you guessing!!, March 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Once a Hero (Paperback)

I just finished this book & I loved it!! I believe that this is the first book I have read by Katherine Sutcliffe. The two main characters in this book, Bronte and Brandon, draw you into their lives. Bronte's father, William Haviland, is the warden for the prison in New South Wales. Bronte can't believe her eyes and ears when her father's assistant tells her that the prisoner before her is THE Captain Brandon Tremain and that he is in a New South Wales prison for treason and murder. This is the hero of her childhood, her knight in shining armor coming for her on his white stallion. This book will keep you guessing until the end!! It did for me!! I strongly recommend that anyone who loves Ms. Sutcliffe's books to read this one, especially if you haven't already!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Not my fave Sutcliffe novel..., July 22, 2009

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MissKati22 (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once a Hero (Paperback)

Got to admit-- wasn't my favorite novel by Katherine Sutcliffe. Though I always rooted for the couple, I felt like their "forbidden attraction" was a little unrealistic. Yes, I understand why Bronte idolized the man and why she was disillusioned by the man she thought he had become. However, I found myself talking to the book more than once: "Bronte! Quit making the situation worse! Leave him alone!" All in all, a decent read... but I've had better. ;)

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good story but. . . ., October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Once a Hero (Paperback)

Liked the story, though not one of her best. The historical accuracy is a bit off though. By the eighteen fifties, Sydney and Melbourne were extremely cosmopolitan towns and neither one were accepting England's convicts anymore. Ooops, Ms Sutcliffe.