The Silken Web [Large Print] [Paperback]

Sandra Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1993

Originally published in paperback, The Silken Web was revised and reissued as a Warner hardcover--and landed on the New York Times bestseller list. Now comes the paperback debut of this saga by the author of French Silk and Where There's Smoke. A fashion buyer must choose between a wealthy man and the father of her unborn child.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

A first hardcover of a novel that was available for a short time ten years ago--published then, as Brown (French Silk, p. 267, etc.) tells us, under the pseudonym of Laura Jordan. Why a reissue? ``After rereading The Silken Web,'' the author herself ``found it so compelling that she decided to update the novel stylistically''- -i.e., to revise it for ``today's market.'' The story follows the loves and perils of nature-loving Kathleen, who, at the start, has given up her high-stress--plus sexually harassing--job as a fashion buyer in Atlanta to work as a counselor at a summer camp for orphans. The love interest/complication appears soon enough--here, in the form of ``blond hunk'' photographer Erik Gudjonsen. The result is totally predictable--as is the course of this novel in which ``none of the romance and sensuality that characterized [the] earlier work has been sacrificed.'' -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"[A WRITER WHO] DEMONSTRATES HER MASTERY OF THE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE GENRE".

-- Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156054886X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560548867
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,411,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra Brown is the author of sixty New York Times bestsellers, including RAINWATER (2010), TOUGH CUSTOMER (2010), SMASH CUT (2009), SMOKE SCREEN (2008), PLAY DIRTY (2007), RICOCHET (2006), CHILL FACTOR (2005), WHITE HOT (2004), HELLO, DARKNESS (2003), THE CRUSH (2002), ENVY (2001), THE SWITCH (2000), THE ALIBI (1999), UNSPEAKABLE (1998) and FAT TUESDAY (1997), all of which have jumped onto the Times bestseller list in the number one to five spot.

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.

A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program "PM Magazine."

She is much in demand as a speaker and guest television hostess. Her episode on truTV's "Murder by the Book" premiered the series in 2008 and she was one of the launch authors for Investigation Discovery's new series, "Hardcover Mysteries."

In 2009 Brown detoured from her thrillers to write Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.

Brown recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant and almost perfect, September 17, 2007

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D. Lane "hopeless romantic" (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Silken Web (Hardcover)

While this is an earlier work from Brown, her potential as a prominent romance writer was evident. I won't summarize the storyline as that has been done repeatedly on previous reviews. I'd like to talk about the one flaw that bothered me in this book and that was adultery--adultery against a very likeable character. I would have altered the storyline just a little and not have them betray Seth, whom they both liked. The ending was nicely done but bittersweet due to the necessary death of Seth. I gave this book 5 stars because it was written well and I found it difficult to put down and pretty much read it in one sitting.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another dated retread shows its age - but better than most, April 21, 2006

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Silken Web (Mass Market Paperback)

Virginal camp counselor Kathleen has a torrid affair with Erik, a videographer (two days after meeting him, she has sex with the virtual stranger in the forest). After an life-threatening accident, she mistakenly thinks that he is married and rather than confront him about the woman visiting his hospital room (his sister), she slinks away and has their love child.

Fast forward several years, where she has moved on with her life, and as she is about to marry Seth her boss who is disabled and has taken care of her and her son all these years (though he is unable to perform in the bedroom). Suddenly Erik has returned to the fold and she learns the truth about his so-called "wife." She now finds herself in a bind - should she marry the man who loves her more than life itself, and has dedicated himself to her and her child, or should she choose the passion that she experienced with her one and only lover?

Unfortunately, author Brown has taken the cowardly way out by enabling the wimpy heroine to not to make that all important decision after all. It defininitely shows its age, but it will tug at your heartstrings nonetheless.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Californian romance reader said this about The Silken Web, March 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Silken Web (Mass Market Paperback)

The Silken Web is one of my favorites by Sandra Brown and I own almost every book she's ever written. Brown's work combines just the right amounts of decency and steam to form an overall piece that's not trashy, but that is ensured to make your temperature rise. Like to read on your lunchbreak? Rest assured, the covers of Brown's books do not consist of two lovers tearing each others clothes off! This book is about a love so spellbinding, your heart breaks a little along with those of the protagonists, and soars like a bird when love gets back on course. If you want a read to revive your faith in romance, this is your book. Enjoy!