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A Great Read, September 17, 2007
This review is from: Past Remembering (Paperback)
I am a big fan of Lyn Denison, I've read almost everything she has written. But this work has become my favorite of hers, it knocked out "Dreams Found" as my favorite Denison book.
This book spans three generations of love between women. The protagonist is Asha West a young woman who loves the past. She is a genealogist and is hired by Vivienne Chaseley to compose a family history book for her step-son's 60th birthday. Asha comes to live at the Chaseley Estate and meets Peri Moyland (who is also staying with Vivienne). The two young women clash at first, Asha is attracted to Peri but can't figure out why Peri is so against her as a person.
Through her investigating for the book, Asha stumbles upon secret journals from Georgie Chaseley. Georgie and Richard Chaseley came to Austraila from England to find a new life in the late 1800's. The journals are written by Georgie and document the hardships and trials the young country had to go through. Asha is so excited and wants to share her discovery with Vivienne and Peri. At first Peri is not interested but eventually is intrigued by the writings. Peri also finds Asha interesting and with a chance encounter late one evening, the two women find a passion together.
As I was reading this book, I had to draw a flowchart to keep the families organized but it was fun because I too am a genealogist and enjoy the past. This book really catches your interest and stays riviting through to the end.
I hope you find it as entertaining as I did.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
too much past, October 2, 2007
This review is from: Past Remembering (Paperback)
I've enjoyed Lyn Denison's novels for some time and usually did not mind her brief references to past experiences but in this one I think she spent far too much time on Georgie (mystery from the distant past) and sacrificed developing the stories of the present and recent past lovers. The sub-plot took over the entire novel.I would have liked to see Rosemary at least make the call to Asha's step-mother.
There were too many loose ends.....
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rushed Romance, July 21, 2011
This review is from: Past Remembering (Paperback)
Asha West, geneoalogist, takes a break between jobs to research the family history of one of Brisbane's well known families,the Chaseleys. She is really escaping a bad break up with a girlfriend.
This story has several stories. One is the research of a past relative of the Chaseley's. The ancestor is hiding a secret and the research reveals this.
The other story is Asha's stepmother. She has a connection with the family that was never fully developed and we're left hanging as to what the outcome is. I would like to have seen this story developed.
The third is Asha's involvement with a Chaseley relative, Peri Moyland. This part was too rushed. It was but a few days after these two meet that they are falling in bed. Then there was Peri's jealously. I couldn't buy that Peri was thinking Asha was straight when Asha told Peri she was a lesbian. This happens when Asha is escorted to an event by Peri's brother. Talk about jumping to conclusions. This story could have been so much more. Still a good story to read one night when you don't have anything better to do.
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