Till the End of Time [Paperback]

June Flaum Singer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 2000

Published abroad as Sex in the Afternoon, Till the End of Time was an international bestseller. Its heroine, Andrianna DeArte, who has reinvented herself countless times, is the most alluring woman Jonathan West has ever seen. And the most elusive. But he's a billionaire who gets what he wants and he wants her-the mysterious woman on the QE2.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Singer ( Star Dreams ) pens a plodding, overblown romance bursting with designer brand names, amorous Europeans and exotic locales from the Costa del Sol to Tangier. We meet gorgeous, sophisticated Andrianna DeArte as she awakens in a hospital, the victim of a devastating illness. In a welter of flashbacks we learn that the young Andrianna, unacknowledged daughter of a California millionaire, was sent after her mother's death to live with his icy ex-mistress and her libidinous husband, who renamed her Ann Sommer. At a boarding school patronized by wealthy Continentals, ok? for variety. 'Continentals' sounds a little weird, and I think 'Europeans' twice isn't so terrible.ws she falls in love with fellow pupil Gae Forenzi, whose fabulously rich Italian father later tutors her in the art of making men happy. By the time she strikes up a romance aboard the QE 2 with Joanathan West, a California Donald Trump, Andrianna has a closetful of shameful secrets, among them her remission from a deadly disease. By turns sentimental, stiff and saccharine, the novel boasts the requisite heated loved scenes.
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Review

"International in scope and wondrously romantic, Till the End of Time swept me from page to page." -- Pamela Beck

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (June 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059509063X
• ISBN-13: 978-0595090631
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,956,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite Entertaining..., July 10, 2003

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Gossy (NB, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Till the End of Time (Paperback)

The heroine, Adrianna DeArte is a child who's mother died young and her father, already married, unwilling to fully care for her. Therefore, she is sent to live with her 'uncle' and 'aunt'. She is forced to change her name. From then on, she struggles against society, trying to find her identity. Because of her history, she has trouble trusting people. Then, she meets the golden boy, Jonathon West. He is everything she has ever dreamed about. This is saying a lot b/c Adrianna is experienced with rich men. Through sickness and health, she strives to be with him.

Okay, now away from the plot. At the very beginning, I was prepared for a corny romance. I put it down a couple of times before I really got into it. After a while, you just dive into the world where people give others hundreds of thousands worth of jewelery without a blink.

To mix the past into the present, almost half of the book was based on flashbacks. They're interesting except when all of a sudden, Adrianna and Jonathon are together. And you're sitting with the book, going, "What just happened here?!" Of course, the author tells us what happened later on in the book.

The one thing I didn't like was the climax. It didn't seem like one to me. Maybe it could have been more detailed and longer or something.

All in all, it was a nice, easy, predictable romance.