Spring of the Tiger [Mass Market Paperback]

Victoria Holt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 1985

When Sarah Ashington's actress mother dies after a devastating scandal, Sarah is left at her long-lost father's rambling, ancestral estate to face the disturbing questions of her own past. Then her father's death draws her to his Ceylon plantation -- and into the shadows of a legend from which their may be no return . . .

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When Sarah Ashington's actress mother dies after a devastating scandal, Sarah is left at her long-lost father's rambling, ancestral estate to face the disturbing questions of her own past. Then her father's death draws her to his Ceylon plantation -- and into the shadows of a legend from which their may be no return . . .

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ivy Books (July 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449208451
• ISBN-13: 978-0449208458
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good book, January 6, 1998

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Parveen Parikh (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spring of the Tiger (Mass Market Paperback)

I started out by reading Victoria Holt's Road to Paradise Island. I had no idea I would like it so much so that I went to the library and started reading each one of Ms. Holt's books. Spring of the Tiger is one of my favorite. I liked it enough to buy a copy for myself so I can reread it in the future. This book doesn't have the kind of ending one gets used to reading about in a lot of the romance-fiction books, but that was what appealed to me. Too bad there are not many books left by Ms. Holt that I have not already read.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, October 4, 2006

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Zoe Paris (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spring of the Tiger

Another book my mom read to me when I was about 10 years old. This is a very well paced story which doesn't lag on detail and moves quickly (for a Victoria Holt book that is) Holt has an elegant writing style and no explict love scenes. She relies on good storylines and her characters are believable. Overall, I thought it was a great book and I don't want to post any spoilers but I'll just say I found the ending to be too intense. There are other Holt books I liked better but that's just my opinion. It was a powerful story and I enjoyed it.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not the best of Victoria Holt..., March 24, 2003

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VA reader (Washington DC area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spring of the Tiger (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this story, but it definitely wasn't the best Ms. Holt ever wrote. In all of her books, the culprit is fairly obvious, but somehow the unmasking of this villain came off a tad clumsily. For me, the fun of Ms. Holt's books is getting inside the heroine's mind and also just savoring the way the author creates a mood. She is great at setting up an isolated (and often impossibly romantic) situation for the heroine and the intricate plotting and phrasing used is enjoyable even when you are certain who the villain/villainess of the piece is.
In this book, Sarah Ashington, the heiress to the tea plantation, was not quite so likable as many other Holt heroines. She was whiny at times and a bit hysterical. The fact that she seemed to enjoy being brutalized by her bizarre husband bothered me as well. In addition, the secondary characters in this book were not so well-drawn. People for whom Sarah Ashington professed devotion were rather flat characters. Since the reader could not get a good picture of who these people were and why Sarah adored them, I just had to take her word for it. Still, this is an entertaining book to pass away an afternoon or two.