The Victorian Chaise Longue [Paperback]

Marghanita Laski (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers (January 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897330978
• ISBN-13: 978-0897330978
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,390,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting & Creative, December 14, 2001

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Jodi "languagejunkie" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Victorian Chaise Longue (Paperback)

I thought this book was very creative & interesting...from more than one perspective. The protagonist of the story, Melanie Langdon, falls asleep on the Victorian sofa sometime in the 1950's and she wakes up as Milly Baines in the 1860's. She struggles to get back to the life she had as Melanie Langdon because, not only is it a much better life, but it's the only life she can remember. She has no idea what is going on in her life as Milly Baines...as she can do is piece together pieces of "the puzzle" by listening carefully to what everybody is talking about and trying to figure out who she is. Bits and pieces of both lives (Melanie's & Milly's) seem real and familiar, making it almost impossible for her to distinguish whether she is trying to get back to a dream that doesn't exist or whether she is trying to escape a nightmare that isn't hers.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, with a surprise ending, June 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Victorian Chaise Longue (Paperback)

The main character of this book, Melanie Langdon, is very sick and must stay in bed for weeks. She chooses to lay on the antique chaise longue, falls asleep, and wakes up in an "ugly room she has never seen before." With horror, she realizes that she is caught in a situation from which there is apparently no escape. The book is a nice read, but the ending is somewhat unsatisfying.