Two Alone [Import] [Paperback]

Erin St. Claire (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373577087
• ISBN-13: 978-0373577088
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,545,449 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Sandra's Sexiest Offerings, January 21, 2002

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Wendy Kaplan (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Alone (Mass Market Paperback)

OK, so the plot line is hackneyed: Beautiful self-possessed businesswoman and angry hiding-his-hurt-beneath-rough-exterior Vietnam Vet survive a small plane crash and are forced to rely upon each other to survive.

Every cliche known to man is in this book, from the sheet rigged up to provide each with a "private" bath in the small cabin they discover (think Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in "It Happened One Night") to the city girl learning to cook, and the survivalist male learning to bend a bit.

With all that, though, this book works, because Sandra Brown again weaves her magic. I could't turn the pages fast enough to find out just when (not if) Rusty and Cooper would finally come together in body and mind. It takes quite a while, actually, and during that time, the two must learn to respect and accommodate each other's differences. Instead of a huge yawn and an "oh no, not again," Brown manages to make this relationship truly interesting, and engages the reader so that one really cares what happens. And that is Brown's great talent, the one that pulls her above the usual cheap-romance drivel.

Yes, the couple is rescued, but there is no happily-ever-after the minute they hit civilization. In fact, if anything, the rescue seems to destroy the relationship they so carefully evolved when relying on only each other. Can their love survive the real world? Read it and see. This is a great, cuddly bathrobe-fuzzy slipper type of romance, one to savor and enjoy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great 'Stranded Tale'...Don't Miss!, September 23, 2004

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Tracy Talley "Book Addict" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Alone (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked this up on a whim since I do love Sandra Brown and was shocked. This was an excellent older book! Written in the late 80's it definitely has the broody guy with a chip on his shoulder and the independent woman trying to come to terms with her independence and love for the hero but this one was a little different. The heroine doesn't change to suit the hero! Yippee! I LOVED it! The hero also didn't change, but they both LEARNED to become better people and to love one another as is.

Very emotional at times and very romantic, these two characters literally sizzled off the pages! They felt so real to me that I had to wonder if In actually was intruding on some adventure. It's rare to come across a story that brings you so deep inside that you loathe to end it and this one just ended way too soon for my tastes. Just under 250 pages it should've been longer.

A plane crash leaves two people stranded in the Canadian wilderness without food or shelter and with the oncoming of winter's deadly storms. One an independent and beautiful woman from LA and another a broody and angry loner from the Sierra's and not long out of Vietnam.

The chemistry is unreal here, Ms. Brown really took these two and fleshed them out. Kudos to her for touching on the war and POWs. More needs to be said about their great courage and sacrifice. And thanks for not making the heroine a whiny & complaining rich heiress. Its refreshing.

Tracy Talley~@

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sandra's Twist on the Hero/Heroine Roles is Fantastic!!, July 12, 2002

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"bookworm7799" (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Alone (Mass Market Paperback)

In this novel Sandra Brown tells the story of a plane crash that takes the lives of six people. The only survivors are Rusty Carlson and Cooper Landry. After the brutal plane crash the befuddled, terrified (and yet optimistic) Rusty Carlson drags an unconscious Cooper Landry out of a plane wreck saving his life.
Because of the unusual surrounding, there is the role reversal of who saves whose life throughout the novel, both specifically and abstractly. This is a great story by Sandra Brown. This is definitely another book that makes it on to my list of recommendations! Though a bit predictable at certain times, I think there are just the right twists and turns in her plot that make the book unbelievably addicting. Two Alone is the classic story of a man and woman stranded on a desert island, and is very hard to put down! I really enjoyed this novel. I think this is another shining example of the exquisite creativity that Sandra Brown has continued to show over the years. I can only hope she continues to put forth the same quality of work.