Tears of Gold (A troubadour spectacular) [Import] [Paperback]

Laurie McBain (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Futura Publications (1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708816029
• ISBN-13: 978-0708816028
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,931,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Gold !!, March 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tears of Gold (Paperback)

I first read this book when I was in Jr. high school. It was the first Romance Novel I had ever read. Welcome to puberty. I am now in my 30's and still hold this wonderful story up to compare all others to. Very few can compete. I found one of my life long friends by loaning this book out. If you do buy this book buy 2, one to loan that you may never get returned and one for yourself, to read over and over and over. Ms. McBain has written one of my life treasures.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Six stars, November 29, 2004

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skisno "skisno" (Hollis, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tears of Gold (Paperback)

Along with Laurie McBain's other book, "When Splendor Falls," this book -- to echo a previous reviewer -- transcends the genre. It's not an average bodice ripper nor is it a plodding historical tome, with cardboard characters. It is a wonderful lively story--an American Girls story for women. It has a sea voyage from the "old" country, New Orleans and San Francisco as young cities, and California when it was still very much influenced and owned by Spanish colonists. There's love, action, adventure, nobility, and a little mystery.

Mara is a wonderful, sympathetic character with depth and Nicholas is the standard to which I hold all my romance heroes. He's Mr. Darcy and Heathcliff rolled up into one, delicious and flawed hero.

Nicholas and Mara experience a time when America was young and immigrants of varying nationalities were learning to put aside their native differences and prejudices. There are good folks and evil folks. In America, Mara learns that the stifling "caste" system which shaped her youth and perception of herself doesn't exist and Nicholas realizes that he is not defined by his Creole heritage.

I highly recommend this book. My second copy is much read and worn. It would be great if this and Ms. McBain's other books would be reissued in hardcover.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic romance at its best!, August 9, 2004

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Fruit Loop (Down South) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tears of Gold (Paperback)

One of my all-time favorite romances, "Tears of Gold" has stood the test of time as a classic. Actress Mara O'Flynn travels around the world with her brother and nephew, struggling to survive in a world that gave them little and took much away. Nicholas Chantale is the embodiment of a dashing hero, and more than a match for the fiery Mara. From Ireland to England to the California Gold Fields and antebellum New Orleans, Ms. McBain gives the reader an authentic look into history and a sensuous romance with unforgettable characters. A must-read for the romance fan.