Winterwood [Paperback]

Dorothy Eden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1968

Looking for sanctuary at Winterwood, Lavinia finds only shadowy secrets, odd menace and silent struggles. Can she protect the innocent child, or even herself?

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Fawcett Crest; 1ST edition (1968)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000O6GO3M
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,185,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SPELLBOUND!, July 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Winterwood (Hardcover)

Fans of romantic suspense divas like Victoria Holt and Mary Stewart must re-discover Dorothy Eden, especially "Winterwood", a book that I shall never forget. Full of vivid characters, and written in a clear, fast-moving style, it will keep you on the edge of your seat and make you giggle endlessly at times. Excellent reading. I am going to read all of Ms. Eden's books and I am sure I am in for a treat!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite, March 12, 2008

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L. J. Roberts (Oakland, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winterwood (Mass Market Paperback)

WINTERWOOD (Gothic Romance-Lavinia Hurst-Venice/England-Victorian) - Okay

Eden, Dorothy - Standalone

St. Martin's Press, 1967, US Hardcover - ISBN: N/A

First Sentence: From the moment of leaving the hotel the enchantment of the night had grown.

Due to an event in her past, Lavinia Hurst is in Venice as companion to her jealous cousin. On a rare night at the Opera, Lavinia sees a family in the next box with an attractive man, Daniel Meryon, his wife, Charlotte, and their young daughter, Flora, who is crippled. They are there to take Charlotte's wealthy, elderly and infirm great-aunt, Lady Tameson, back Winterwood, their home in England.

With Flora's developing attachment to Lavinia, and her attraction to Daniel, she travels, and stays with them as Flora's companion. Aunt Tameson dies, after changing her will, witnessed by Lavinia and a maid, leaving everything to Flora. Is someone now trying to kill Flora in order to gain the money?

In general, I enjoy gothic/romantic/suspense and this was the first book by Dorothy Eden I've read. The first problem I had was with the attraction between the protagonist and a married man. Fortunately, they did not act on that attraction in a significant way. My greater problem was I felt Daniel let Lavinia down in two significant ways; first, in not supporting her in a couple of instances and, even more importantly, by not letting her know he was aware of her past and it didn't matter to him. I also didn't feel the author did a very good job of explaining why Jonathan was in the story until the very end.

Where the author did excel, in my opinion, was creating a sense of place. Her descriptions of Venice and Winterwood were wonderfully evocative.

There was some suspense and a very good twist at the end but not enough to make me love the book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantstic!, August 10, 2005

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Bubbly Anne (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winterwood (Mass Market Paperback)

Winterwood honestly is one of the best books I've read. All those fans of historical romance and suspense will LOVE this book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and has an unbelievable twist at the end causing the lovers to finally allow there restrained love to burst and blossom. (contains incredibly hot guy like Mr Darcy) :)