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Josanna Thompson

Autor(a) de A Maiden's Honor

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A Maiden's Honor (2017) 2 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
11/29/65
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Athens, Georgia, USA
Locais de residência
Athens, Georgia, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Washinton, DC, USA
Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Educação
The Principia Upper School
Principia College
University of Pittsburgh
University of Michigan-Flint
Ocupação
Gift wrapper
event planner
Story teller
Author/writer
Relacionamentos
Married to the love of my life.
Pequena biografia
Josanna Thompson is the author of A Maiden's Honor and The Woman from Eden series. She has lived in many different places in the United States, including the Southeast, the Midwest, California, and the Northeast. When she is not writing; she enjoys traveling, exploring, and scuba diving.

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A well researched historical novel, this book held my attention with its descriptions of how life in both Tahiti/South Seas and Algiers/Northern Africa is vastly different than Britain. All the characters were fascinating, with Cora, Sarah, and Hassan being my favorites. They were very human and Josanna did a fantastic job connecting their past histories and cultural upbringing (along with more recent experiences) with their present interactions with others. Cora was my favorite, as she was such a consistent character (the exception being her final decision, which in my opinion tainted her character - I think there would have been a better option, but won't spoil it for those who haven't read the book yet. The development of Hassan's character, as well as the continual unfolding (and surprises) of his backstory, was very intriguing.

I did think that certain aspects of the story were a bit too graphic, both violence toward women and sexual encounters. They were tastefully written, however I am sensitive to both and wish they had been implied rather than so well described - personal preference. I also think the flashbacks for certain characters, particularly Cora and Mamnoon were excessive. Flashbacks in Sarah's case made sense, since she was remembering her childhood and life on the islands and the novel starts after she has left that life. But barring the secret details of final episode of Cora's story, I don't think the other flashbacks helped the story, but rather made it more difficult to follow than necessary. I also struggled with the geographical connection between the South Seas and Africa - they are so far apart, is the story spanning years?

Overall, Josanna did an excellent job of pulling together three worlds in a compelling way and I am curious to see where the characters' adventures will take them in the future.

I received a free copy of the book from the author, but have reviewed it voluntarily.
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Marcado
Constant2m | Mar 20, 2018 |

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Obras
1
Membros
2
Popularidade
#2,183,609
Avaliação
4.0
Resenhas
1
ISBNs
1