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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dương Hà Ngân
Far more depressing than the movie. Heavy but good.
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This book is the second in as series written by Susan Wiggs. What drew me to purchase the book? 1) It is set in the United States and 2) it takes place on the night of the Chicago fire. When Kathleen O'Leary (daughter of the woman who allegedly started the Chicago fire) accepts a dare from two upper-class girls to pass herself off as the daughter of an upper class family, she earns the attention of the most sought after bachelor in Chicago - Dylan Kennedy. What Kathleen and her friends don't know is that Dylan is a con artist looking for a wealthy girl to marry so that he can make off with her money. What Dylan sees is Kathleen, dressed in borrowed finery and wearing borrowed jewels. He doesn't know that she's a maid to the upper-class daughter of a wealthy local family. A hot wind blowing in from the Illinois prairie on that hot October night carries a spark from the chimney of a Western Division family's home, finding a welcome in a haystack in the O'Learys barn. The spark catches flame, the fire spreads, and the rest is history. Kathleen and Dylan try to outrun the fire and seek shelter in the City Hall. When it becomes apparent that City Hall will soon be a pile of rubble, Kathleen and Dylan accept the fact that they will soon perish. The town clerk, pinned under some fallen rubble, signs a marriage certificate while a local priest marries them. The mayor himself serves as witness. By sheer luck they escape the encroaching fire and in an abandoned Pullman car Kathleen and Dylan create sparks of their own. Only later, after the worst of the fire is over, does Kathleen try to find her family. But will Dylan remain with his 'wife' or will he leave in search of a true upper-class wife when he learns Kathleen's secret of being a maid? I loved this book! The tempo of the story is set by the all consuming fire and we are led through the pages in rapid succession, hoping for a happy ending that is at all times threatened by the forces of nature. The Mistress is a true page-turner. Kept me on the edge of my seat - couldn't put it down. I have since bought the first book of the series (The Hostage) and have ordered the third (The Firebrand). The research that Susan Wiggs has done is evident in the smallest details, i.e., taking us down street after street and giving us the landmarks to track the movement of the fire. You won't be disappointed in The Mistress!
a slow read, but worth it. Very quiet and melancholy.
My children and I have LOVED this book series! They are chapter books that are under 100 pages and are interesting enough that we can read the entire book in one sitting or a few chapters before bedtime! We especially love this series because it is about a boy AND a girl who go on different adventures and you learn information about each adventure!! So both Isabella and Carson can relate and enjoy these books! Perfect books to read to your small children or for younger readers to read on their own!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan Thế Hoài
It will haunt you into your adulthood, but in a disarmingly comforting way.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kubota Kisou
Great story!
superb writing with complex/intricate character development/relationships. and it is non-fiction so it makes it an even more interesting tale of murder, witchcraft, and high society.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Minh Nghiêm
Excellent writing, facsinating, page-turner, tragic and strange, one of the best books I've read.
This is not the book you want to give your daughter in lieu of having The Talk with her, I promise you. I am still scarred from having to read about "ralph." I mean really. Worst name for an appendage of any kind, ever.
This book was an exciting adventure found in every page! I couldn't put it down.
Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.