Customer Reviews

Wild Rose

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I loved this book! The connection to music was wonderful for me, personally. What I found, though, was an understanding of what the Hungarian people have gone through which was truly valuable to me. I have Hungarian neighbors whom I had no sensitivity towards before I read this book. While seeking my own pleasure in the reading of a novel, I garnered an appreciation for these people that wasn't available to me and I likely would not have looked elsewhere. Thankyou to Ms. Mortman for the human and historical lessons that everyone should be privey to!

Being an avid reader of all types of fiction, especially those pieces that are more than 400 pages, this is a book that I have read so many times that the spine is worn and the pages are dog-eared. "Watching" Katya and Steven and Mat grow up into deep, caring, compassionate people is a rare thing in the main characters of books today. The relationship between Katya and ALL the people in her life is something to envy. Everyone is so passionate about what they believe in and how they feel. It's amazing to watch them interact. I truly recommend this to anyone who likes a well earned ending with lots of character and personality struggle.

I was born and raised in Hungary and lived there during WWII and the 1956 revolution. I was inside the Budapest Ghetto and was liberated by the Soviet Army on Jan 18, 1945. I was also at the square where Stalin's statue was dragged down and that event was probably comp[areable to the fall of the Berlin Wall. I personally had no political problems, and was unaware of Recsk, but my cousin did have a friend who was imprisonned there and the place was a reality. Also there was a very famous opera singer who came in from the west toerform and was not allowed out for years, so Katalin's forced stay is a reality. The book is extremely fascinating, gives a good insight to the life in Hungary during WWII and the Soviet occupation. While fiction, it should be read for it's historical insight and accuracy. As one who lived thought tese tines I higghly recommend to everybody. Great book!!!

I'm usually not into romance books, but this book enthralled me with it's history of the hungarian people, their culture, and what happened during the revolution. Even if you do not enjoy romance, read this book if you want to learn about the hungarian people. Overall an amazing read!

If you love history, romance and intrigue, you'll love this novel. You won't be able to put this book down.

The history, the romance, the excitement.. all well written. I couldn't put it down.

This book was suggested to me since my son and I had just returned from a visit to Budapest, where we encountered a very special experience with an older Hungarian man - with tears in his eyes as the violinist played so close to his ear. I so thoroughly enjoyed reading this book of 790 pages that I did not want it to end. It was written so beautifully and with such memorable characters. Her book allowed me to relive our short time in Budapest.

I have read thousands of books and this is my all time favorite of all...I love all Sidney Sheldon , but for some reason I could not put this one down and it was moving and fast so much going on all the time..Not one dead spot in the whole story...I bought 4 of them over the years. Lending out and not getting them back..( I guess friends love it too) So now I have one left and that is MINE!! I will ready it again...Always learn something new when I read it...

Have you ever had a favorite book that you enjoy reading again, and again? This one is mine! I loaned my copy, years ago, and needed to replace it. It is like a blank-y to have on my shelf.....that I may feel in the mood to read it once again.
It's a wonderful story and Doris Mortman is a gifted author.....so, I do recommend your giving it a whirl!

I have to say that this is my favorite book. I have read it again and again. And I am getting ready to start reading it yet another time. The history behind the story is what draws me in, especially due to the fact that my own father lived through the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and recounts many of Mortman's stories as his own. The Wild Rose is a fantastic historical novel that is well worth the read.