Sins of Omission [Mass Market Paperback]

Fern Michaels (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2010

When Reuben Tarz meets Marchioness Michelene Fonsard, known as Madame Mickey, he is a wounded American soldier desperate to escape the hell of the French trenches. Madame Mickey offers another option - for Reuben and his best friend, Daniel Bishop, to live at her lavish chateau, where she will help them heal in body and soul. Madame Mickey's sophistication captivates the ambitious Reuben, and their affair is as tender as it is sensual. Then Mickey's young niece, Bebe Rosen, arrives from California, scattering chaos in her wake. Bebe is instantly smitten with Reuben - and what Bebe wants, she gets. But every wish has consequences, and every sin has its price. And amid a tangle of seduction and betrayal, each will find a love powerful enough to change a life - or to destroy it...

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this modern-day melodrama of paradise lost, Reuben Tarz and Daniel Bishop are rescued from a French hospital at the close of WW I to share a luxurious chateau with Mickey, a sexy French marchioness. Their tranquil retreat is shaken up by the arrival of 16-year-old Bebe Rosen, daughter of an American movie mogul. Michaels creates a test of love for Reuben, Mickey and Bebe that each inevitably fails. The rest of the novel charts their punishment. Aside from Daniel and Reuben's friendship born of the adversities of war, and Mickey's maternal devotion to the illegitimate son born of Reuben's rape of Bebe, no love endures, and any apparent understanding between the sexes is an illusion destined to be violently shattered. Michaels's novels (the Texas trilogy) always evince a strong sense of morality, but here this has turned sour and vindictive. The Hollywood setting in which Bebe and Reuben work out their fates is a hollow, unconvincing cliche--as though Michaels can barely stand to ponder the ugly, despair-sodden world she depicts.
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From the Back Cover

It is the end of World War I. American soldiers Reuben Tarz and Daniel Bishop have both been wounded fighting in the trenches in France. But then the beautiful and sensual Marchioness Michelene Fonsard spirits them from the hospital to her lavish French chateau, opening the door to Reuben's dreams of wealth and power. Reuben and Mickey fall in love and life is idyllic for the three friends--until the arrival of the lovely and spoiled Bebe Rosen unleashes savage passions and desperate deceptions that explode.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books; Reissue edition (August 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420111531
• ISBN-13: 978-1420111538
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Fern Michaels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Fool Me Once, Sweet Revenge, The Nosy Neighbor, Pretty Woman, and dozens of other novels and novellas. There are over seventy million copies of her books in print. Fern Michaels has built and funded several large day-care centers in her hometown, and is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. She shares her home in South Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Reading Again And Again, February 8, 2004

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CK (Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sins of Omission: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

I first read this book years ago and have re-read it several times. It is one of my favorites!
The characters and story are spell binding...a book that sucks you in and doesn't let go until the last word. An absolute must read!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FIRST OF TWO BOOKS, September 21, 2010

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Suzi "Suzi Q" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sins of Omission (Mass Market Paperback)

Fern Michaels wonderfully sweeps you into the lives of two best friends (Reuben and Daniel) from France to Hollywood. Rescued during the war by Madam Mickey, Reubin falls in love with Mickey after both friends are taken to her lavish chateau. Along comes Mickey's young niece (Bebe) and along comes seduction and betrayal. Is it all about love or all about money as you go through this well-executed book and follow the characters along? A powerful book and if you enjoy this book, the second SINS OF THE FLESH is even better!

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful!, January 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sins of Omission: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

What can I say about Sins of Omission but that it is truly wonderful along with Sins of the Flesh, both by Fern Michaels. What a great story. You laugh & cry but you don't put either down until read. A must have.