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Book Reviews of The Rose of Sebastopol

The Rose of Sebastopol
The Rose of Sebastopol
Author: Katharine McMahon
ISBN-13: 9780399155468
ISBN-10: 0399155465
Publication Date: 3/5/2009
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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In 1854, Rosa Barr goes to the Crimea as a nurse with Florence Nightingale. To her Cousin Marietta Lingwood, the war is sewing circles and scrapbooks, until fiance Dr. Henry becomes ill. Marietta travels to the Crimea, and finds Rosa has disappeared without a trace.

Marietta goes looking for Rosa and finds Rosa's stepbrother, a reckless cavalry officer, whose past is tied up with her own. Her ordered world falls apart, and into darkness. She learns that she has much to learn about faithfulness, love, and secrecy.

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BigGreenChair avatar reviewed The Rose of Sebastopol on + 461 more book reviews
A very interesting read--complicated plot, well-developed characters and good writing. I especially loved all the intricately woven descriptions of everything from who was wearing what, to what the sky and surroundings looked like, just a whole lot of minute detail you don't often find in other writing. It kept me reading the book slowly, as somehow it felt like the kind of book where you want to read a few chapters, then sit and absorb it, then come back to where you left off. The whole book felt 'well crafted.' I was disappointed in the ending, but that was because it didn't come out the way I'd hoped.