Witch from the Sea [Mass Market Paperback]

Philippa Carr (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (March 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449207676
• ISBN-13: 978-0449207673
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,612,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The third book in a great series by Philippa Carr, September 27, 2001

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Betsy (Staunton, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Witch from the Sea (Mass Market Paperback)

I finally located my own copy of The Witch from the Sea through Amazon.com's bibliofind thereby completing my own collection of Philippa Carr's saga of English history. I initially had had to read a large print library copy to temporarily fill the gap as I read the series. Starting with The Miracle at Saint Bruno's, Philippa Carr wrote a series of books describing the lives of successive generations of young women in one family from the mid 1500s and Oliver Cromwell to the mid 1900s and Winston Churchill. Each book builds on the one which preceeds it. It is much more fun to read than any history text and the reader probably gets and retains more of what life was like in those times. These books are exciting and historically accurate, combining suspense, a little romance, historical detail and interpretation. It is too bad they are no longer in print.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ...AND THE SEA WILL TELL..., November 1, 2004

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This review is from: Witch from Sea (Mass Market Paperback)

Philippa Carr is a beloved author known to many by her other pen names, Victoria Holt and Jean Plaidy. A mistress of romantic suspense, as well as a masterful storyteller, this is the third in a series of about nineteen books by her in which she tracks a family throughout successive generations. One need not start at the beginning, as each one of the books can stand alone.

Although somewhat formulaic, these books still have the power to keep the reader turning the pages. This one is set in Elizabethan England and tells the story of a young woman, Linnet Pennlyon, who is on the brink of becoming betrothed to one man, only to find herself forced to marry another, the rakish Colum Casvellyn, when circumstances intervene to change her fate.

Her passionate relationship with her husband changes over time, when Linnet discovers some secrets about her husband that she would have been better off not knowing. Moreover, when a stunningly beautiful stranger is cast upon the shores of the their castle, Linnet's life is never again the same. It is then left to her daughter, Tamsyn, to set to right what once went wrong.

Those who love the genre of romantic suspense, as well as fans of Ms. Carr, Mary Stewart, Norah Lofts, and Phyllis Whitney, will, undoubtedly, enjoy this book, as well as the others in this entertaining generational series of books.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A novel I wished would never end!, September 18, 1999

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This review is from: The Witch from the Sea (Isis Series) (Audio Cassette)

My library in school was giving away old books, and they told me to take one. For some odd reason I chose "The Witch from the Sea." I knew it was old, but decided to read it anyway. I was enchanted from the begining of the tale to the heart-rending end! This novel is certainly one of the best I have ever read, and I highly reccomend it. You won't be desopointed, nor will you forget it.