Robert and Arabella [Paperback]

Kathleen Winsor (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (July 23, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0586073558
• ISBN-13: 978-0586073551
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,355,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A dark, erotic tale, October 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Robert And Arabella (Hardcover)

If you are looking for a light-hearted, romantic tale - this isn't the book for you! The cover says that it is "an erotic tale of bittersweet kismet" and that pretty much sums it up. Robert and Arabella is a dark love story filled with eroticism and superstitions. It takes place in the 1400 century and begins with a princess meeting and falling in love/lust with a travelling gypsy. She ends up fleeing the castle with him and the remainder of the book is told with them running for their lives. This is a well-written book and I probably would have given it more than 3 stars if it was more my type of reading material. It's worth reading though and is a nice change from the usual happily-ever after love stories.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!, April 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Robert And Arabella (Hardcover)

Very different read. If you enjoy light romance this is not for you. If you enjoy a "dark" twist on the typical love story you will love this one. Very creative - very different. Kathleen Winsor should be writing now - she would top the charts. Just a little before her time (1986).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What was left out of 'Forever Amber' .., February 26, 2007

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This review is from: Robert And Arabella (Hardcover)

This is a hopelessly naive and romantic novel, which nevertheless can engage the reader through the sheer force of its narrative. It is altogether obvious that Winsor would have liked to include scenes of explicit eroticism in her earlier novel, 'Forever Amber' yet was constrained by contemporary morals: it seems that she has made up for her earlier frustration by writing this later book which is virtually one long sex scene. It is a shame that Winsor could not allow Robert to remain a genuine gypsy; a shame also that Arabella takes a consistently subservient role in sexual activities. All the same, there is a bravery and verve about the novel which makes it worth reading, if only as a curiosity.