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    The Midnight Rose: A Novel
    The Midnight Rose: A Novel
    The Midnight Rose: A Novel
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    The Midnight Rose: A Novel

    By Lucinda Riley

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    From the #1 international bestselling author of The Orchid House—an epic saga of two remarkable women and two love stories spanning the years from 1920s India to modern-day England.

    Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . . .

    In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impov­erished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of Indian royalty. As the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of WorldWar I. There, she meets young Donald Astbury—reluctant heir to the magnifi­cent, remote Astbury Estate—and his scheming mother.

    Ninety years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she’s relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to a distant cor­ner of the English countryside. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita’s great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family’s past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty . . .

    A multilayered, heartbreaking tale filled with unforgettable characters caught in the sweep of history, The Midnight Rose is Lucinda Riley at her most captivating and unforgettable.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtria Books
    Release dateMar 18, 2014
    ISBN9781476703589
    The Midnight Rose: A Novel
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    Lucinda Riley

    Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with all cultures around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a seven-season TV series. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Italian Bancarella prize, The Lovely Books award in Germany, and the Romantic Novel of the Year award. In 2020 she received the Dutch Platinum award for sales over 300,000 copies for a single novel in one year – an award last won by J K Rowling for Harry Potter. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised a series of books for children called the Guardian Angels series, based on stories told to her children whenever they were facing a challenging situation. Harry then wrote the books, and they are now being published internationally. Though she brought up her four children mostly in Norfolk in England, in 2015 she fulfilled her dream of buying a remote farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, which she always felt was her spiritual home, and indeed this was where her last five books were written. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on June 11th 2021, surrounded by her family.

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    • 5/5
      Another fantastic book by Lucinda Riley. Throughout I was strongly interested in the current timeline as well as the past timeline. Not always a positive and happy book, and some heartbreaking moments within the book, but overall it was a brilliant story. She does know how to write a great story - people to both love and hate in this book, as well as people to feel sorry for. Certainly an author I would r commend to others.
    • 2/5
      A little disappointed in this book. The historical storyline was interesting but the modern day story really dragged. I felt the book could have been edited down. Lots of fluff.
    • 5/5
      A very enjoyable read and provided a great book discussion too.
    • 4/5
      I loved this story about lost loves and family ties. A lovely warm story about India in the 20 the century and post WWI England.
    • 5/5
      This was absolutely unbelievable. The writing was rich and beautiful and the twists and turns were unexpected. Tears were shed. Amazing!!!!
    • 5/5
      Absolutely delicious, I fell in love with the characters and the twists and turns that connected them. The best work of fiction I have read this year.
    • 5/5
      Beautifully written, intriguing story. loved it. I love the India England comparison.
    • 5/5
      So beautiful :)
    • 5/5
      Excellent Epic Love Story -Storyline follows multi-generation of the Love Story between an Aristocratic English Lord Donald Ashbury and an Indian woman of noble birth but orphaned with no dowery and companion of the Marharaji Princess which takes her to England for schooling as the Princess of Indian Royalty's companion. The setting is the old Asbury Estate in England used as backdrop for a movie depicting the family from the early 1900's. The main american actress resembles the portrait of the Lady Mistress of the estate and Donald's wife. Some surprising twists. Narrated by Anahita as a letter written to her son, Moe, born out of wedlock and fathered by Donald Asbury who she searched a lifetime to find knowing that he still lived although she was given a death certificate of his passing in an accident along with his father.
    • 2/5
      I would have enjoyed this novel immensely if it were not for the final act. There is simply no way that a high end actress who lived in NY and LA in 2011 would find a person she knows as a man who dresses in clothes coded as female horrifying to the degree established in the book. The depiction of the reaction to that aspect of appearance as the primary point of horror - not reacting to the other points of action themselves - was implausible, out of character and heavy handed. The result left a heavily anti-trans flavor in my head and really ruined the story for me.
    • 5/5
      Amazing plot twists that you won’t see coming.
      Wonderful characters.
      I just couldn’t put this book down until I had read it all.
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    • 5/5
      Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining story. It managed to successfully combine all my favourite elements: history, gothic romance, mysticism, mystery, epic saga, cultural insights. The Midnight Rose is a long book, but it's an easy read that let's one escape for a few hours.
    • 5/5
      For years now, and still my obsession with India is intact. My mom tells me I'm going to hate it when I visit because she did. But I won't make any judgment until I'm there. I love stories set in India, movies and legends and myths, their clothes and jewelry.

      So when I found this book, I thought: "This seems like my cup of tea. It seems so interesting." I hope that I will enjoy it. I just started so let's see how the story enfolds.
    • 5/5
      Amazing, I truly want to read all the other books by the writer and see what other stories tell.The cover is great, yet it's one that makes you think after I have finished the book.Its one of the books that has left you sad and so involved within the plot, that normal life around you seems distant and all you do is returning back to the characters..and...The story involves love, journey six-sense, historical elements, friendship, values, ego-centrism, revenge and rage. It's what one with strong character goes beyond someones grave and here I mean Anahita's MIL if one admitted shes is the one.Its beautifully and intriguing written, I had no idea what to expect of the story's outcome. (less)

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    • 5/5
      This book alternates between the story of Anahita, the companion to an Indian princess and Rebecca, an American film star shooting on location in England. Ari, Anahita's great grandson, is entrusted with her manuscript before Anahita dies. Looking to discover more, he travels to the Astbury estate, where Rebecca is filming her current movie.I thought this book was fascinating. I loved reading about Anahita's life in India and her travels through England. I was less interested in Rebecca's story, but that changed as the two worlds became intertwined. I have read other books by this author, and I believe she has become a very polished storyteller. Overall, a must read. I look forward to reading Riley's next book.
    • 4/5
      This is quite a saga. It jumps from early 20th century India and England to England in 2011. The characters in the historical story line are well developed and interesting. With a few exceptions, the characters in the modern story line are shallow and boring.At times, the story gets a bit slow, especially in the modern setting. But the end provides enough surprises to make the book well worth your time.
    • 4/5
      Anahita and Princess Indira became inseparable after Indira wanted Anahita to live with her family at the palace. THE MIDNIGHT ROSE tells their marvelous, admirable story.How lucky could a girl get? Moving from a small village to a palace to be friends with a Princess. Was it lucky forever?THE MIDNIGHT ROSE moves from present day back to a diary that Anahita kept of her life in India as well as her life in England.You will feel badly for Anahita and feel her shame and pain. Indira is a character that you want to dislike at times because of her selfishness but can't. Donald will make you mad as well as feel sorry for.THE MIDNIGHT ROSE is different from Ms. Riley's other books, but equally as good. It took a few pages to get into the gist of it, but once England meets up with India and the story of Anahita’s life is revealed, THE MIDNIGHT ROSE will have you quickly turning the pages to see what happens next. The secrets rolled off the pages and made THE MIDNIGHT ROSE a book you won't want to put down.THE MIDNIGHT ROSE allows these secrets to be revealed through Anahita's diary. Diaries and digging into family history is one of my favorite things to read about. The reader will be transported back and forth from present day to life in an English household in the 1920's and then back to India.THE MIDNIGHT ROSE also allows you see the inner workings of the lifestyle of a wealthy English household along with a beautiful love story. The descriptions of India's beautiful landscape and the lifestyle of its residents was amazing and takes you to India’s abject poverty as well as the oozing wealth.Don't miss this new book of Ms. Riley's. Even though it takes a few pages to get involved, the storyline is amazing and the ending pages of Anahita's diary are superb. 4/5This book was given to me free of charge by the publisher in return for an honest review.

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