Unforsaken [Paperback]

Lisa Higdon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821766600
• ISBN-13: 978-0821766606
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,880,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars, August 17, 2000

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Tina "tinaellorascave" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unforsaken (Paperback)

She had me at the prologue. Lisa Higdon's latest novel, which takes place in the Reconstructionist South, is not to be missed.

Olivia Chandler rushes to the train station to wait for her beloved fiance Matt to emerge from the passenger car. He has been away fighting in the Civil War and now, at long last, he is scheduled to come home. Olivia has been in love with Matt all of her life and cannot bear to wait even another moment to marry him. Giddy with excitement to be reunited, she rushes toward him the moment she spots him, holding out her hands to welcome him. Matt does not reach back. A moment later, when a very pregnant woman steps off the train and sidles up next to him, Olivia realizes why. Matt is married to someone else. Heartbroken, she runs from the depot, never once looking back...

Matthew Bowen is stunned to see Olivia at the train station. He's always loved her and curses the fates that kept him from receiving the letter she'd sent to him, announcing the death of her father, a wealthy, mean-spirited man who wouldn't let Matt within a foot of his daughter. Thinking he'd never be permitted to have Olivia's hand in marriage, Matt had gone out and done something stupid while at war, seeking solace in another woman's arms for a night. That night had resulted in the conception of his daughter, leaving him no alternative but to do the honorable thing. Still, he knew he'd always love Olivia Chandler...

A few years later, Matt's wife dies and he is faced with the daunting task of raising his young daughter Sarah alone while singlehandedly working his fields. Olivia's aunt Eula sees this as the perfect opportunity to bring the couple back together again, so she offers to take care of Sarah for Matt while he works, then pushes the task onto her less than willing niece. Aunt Eula hopes her plan will work, for it will take nothing short of a miracle to melt the ice around Olivia's cool facade and turn her back into the hopeful young girl she had been before her dreams had been shattered and she evolved into a bitter, hard-hearted woman...

-full review originally published in "The Romance Reader"

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforsaken, August 5, 2000

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Linda (Northeastern United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unforsaken (Paperback)

Absolutely one of the best books I read this summer. The story will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. Strong characters that have a love for one another that never died. What will it take to bring them back together again. You just can't put the book down. I read it in a day and hated to see it end. Now though I can look forward to whatever Lisa Higdon's next book will be. With each book she has only gotten better. If you've never read anything by her, this is the one to start with. You'll have yourself another favorite author!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just read the first chapter and you will be hooked!, August 1, 2000

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Erin H. Smithhart (Cordova, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unforsaken (Paperback)

"Unforsaken" was a book I could not put down! I read the first chapter and I knew I was hooked! I completed this book in one afternoon. I have read one other book by Ms. Higdon in the past and this one really shows how much she has grown as an author. I typically am not a romance novel fan, however, after having read this book I can hardly wait for her next one to arrive. The story pulls you into it and you actually feel what the characters are experiencing. I am anxiously awaiting her next work.