Tapestry
by Karen Ranney
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Author: Karen RanneyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-08-01
ISBN: 0821754858
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Zebra Books
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Book Review: *TISSUE ALERT! Do Not Read Without A Box of Puffs or Kleenex Tissues at Hand!
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely wonderful story, reminicent of "The Phantom of the Opera" with the exception that in this book, the horribly disfigured hero, Dixon Alexander "Alex" Weston, wins the heart of the young heroine before he becomes disfigured due to a cannon explosion. Upon his return home after his injury, he secludes himself and refuses her letters...even sending them returned to her, unopened. Lady Laura Blake then masquerades as a servant to gain entrance to his home. Through an intricate plot to "compromise" him, she gives herself to him unknowing that he has already signed a betrothal contract with her uncles for her hand in marriage. The revelation upon their wedding night that she was the one and the same servant that he'd searched for for months is riveting. Their subsequent happiness is wonderful, yet that is only Part 1 of the book. Part 2 is more realistic and deals with the heartbreaking news that Alex is once again called to further serve his country, yet leaves with nothing more than a note to Laura. Very cowardly in my opinion. He is once again a naval captain and he is captured by King Frederick of Prussia and held hostage after his ship sinks. From there the story gets really intense and the angst of the novel is almost unbearable. When told of his supposed "death" Laura falls down the staircase and, as a result, loses their unborn son. When Alex reappears after more than 2 years, Laura is unable to face him as she is afraid of loving him and losing him all over again. She is also concerned that he will blame her for their sons death, and be disappointed that she cannot have any other children. The most wonderful scene in this book is when this proud, courageous, man who guarded his privacy, and wore his mask in his own home, becomes a groom in Laura's stables to be close to her. When she first sees him without his mask or glove, knowing how he has exposed himself to the ridicule and mockery of her other servants, and knows that he humbled himself to reach out to her, she realizes that she cannot ignore a love so profound and enduring. The Epilogue is very moving as well. It's one of the best books I've read by Ms. Ranney. I didn't really think there could be a better book than "One Man's Love," the first in her Scottish Lords series. I was wrong. Tapestry an amazing novel the delves deep into the human psyche.
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