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The Raven's Bride (Southwest Life and Letters)
Elizabeth Crook Manufacturer: Southern Methodist University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback  United States
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In 1829, Sam Houston was the thirty-six-year-old governor of Tennessee, and his political horizons seemed limitless. The marriage of this charismatic, ambitious statesman to twenty-year-old Eliza Allen, the daughter of a prominent land-holder, seemed to form the perfect social foundation on which Houston would build his glittering career. But just eleven weeks after the wedding, Eliza suddenly and inexplicably left her new husband, creating a scandal that caused the governor to resign his office in disgrace and embark on an exile that would ultimately deliver him to Texas, and a destiny even grander and more improbable than anyone could have imagined. Through decades of rumor and speculation, Sam Houston and Eliza Allen never revealed the source of their unhappiness, and carried the secret with them to their graves. The Raven's Bride is a brilliantly original novel that unravels this dark romantic mystery while illuminating a vivid and fascinating moment in America's past. In these pages, Sam Houston is presented as he must have been--a heroic figure (called "The Raven" by the Cherokee), vain, flamboyant, magnetic, his outsized personality fueled by a desparate need for love. And Eliza Allen is his match: a prideful, magnificent young woman, both drawn to and disturbed by her husband's grand aspirations. With the investigative acuity of a historian and the profound empathy of a gifted novelist, Elizabeth Crook has created an enthralling portrait of these star-crossed lovers and the vibrant, restless world that brought them together. Richly detailed and splendidly imagined, The Ravens Bride turns a baffling historical conundrum into a complex and deeply affecting love story.Customer Reviews:
Good Historical Novel.......2000-09-17
There have been a number of theories advanced as to why Allen fled Houston, but since neither one revealed the reason and the historical record is slim, the event will be forever shrouded in mystery. Crook's novel suggests a very plausible theory, and grows out of an academic research article Crook published in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, reprinted in its entirety as an appendix to the novel. To Crook, the reason was not a simple one, and it cannot be fully appreciated without reading her book. To anyone interested in the mystery of their relationship, or in the character of Sam Houston, this is a very good read.
A delightful, interesting view of Sam Houston........1999-03-23
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Raven's Bride
Lynn Kerstan Manufacturer: HarperTorch ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Kerstan, Lynn
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The Bride of Raven Island
Ellen Orford Manufacturer: Curtis Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000NLOLPG |
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Qthe Raven Bride
Will Baker Manufacturer: New English Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000G9PQGS |
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Sea Ravens Bride
Helen May Manufacturer: Masquerade ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000G9MHC4 |
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The Widowed Bride of Raven Oaks
P. Darty Manufacturer: Zebra ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
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Raven's Bride (Zebra Splendor Historical Romances)
Kathryn Fox Manufacturer: Zebra ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General
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LOTS of action here.......2000-04-27
After enduring a lifetime of abuse, Cara Tarakanov sees an opportunity to escape her evil father, better known as The Butcher, while he is trading on the Alaskan coast. Instead of the freedom she craves, however, Cara is captured by an Alaskan tribe and forced into slavery. During a potlatch (the Native American term for feast or party), Cara faces an "honorable" death at the hands of her owner, and despairing, realizes that death is probably better than continued servitude and abuse. Before she can die, however, a man steps in and claims her for himself.
Tall Dancer, a half-Russian Tlingit warrior, is instantly taken with the courageous beauty who is bravely facing death, although he knows better than to take on a responsibility like Cara. He is on his way home to be married, and although he and Cara eventually become lovers, he knows where his duty is and it certainly isn't in the red-haired slave he already loves. When the two arrive at his village, Tall Dancer explains that he will "give" Cara to his mother, and that Cara will have to pretend to be a slave, but that his mother will know to treat her better than that.
The author goes waaaaay overboard with Kaskoe, Tall Dancer's odious, evil, petty, vengeful, spiteful, childish, and hugely overweight bride - and believe me, I am being very kind here. There isn't one redeeming quality to her and she is clearly there for the reader to hate from the first moment. Continued references to her "flabby rump," how her dress strains across her wide girth and how she is more than twice the width of her husband are unnecessary and became nearly as annoying as Kaskoe herself.
Raven's Bride is filled with action and conflict from the get-go, and never quite lets up. A lot of research went into the writing of this book and the plot itself is intriguing, not to mention the unusual setting; some more characterization would have made this a much better story - I certainly hope to find it in Ms. Fox's next book.
Runaway saved by betrothed Eskimo........1999-11-08
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Love Song For A Raven / The Five-Minute Bride
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Two complete novels. Two captivating authors.New York Times bestselling author.
ELIZABETH LOWELL
LOVE SONG FOR A RAVEN
He had saved her life, and now that Carlson Raven was stranded in a deserted paradise with Janna Moran, the rugged loner was powerless to resist her beauty. But would the brooding Raven open his heart to the power of love?
Plus a highly sensual romance from reader favorite
LEANNE BANKS
THE FIVE MINUTE BRIDE
She had fled her own wedding, flowing gown and all, hoping small-town life would mend her broken heart. But once under the tender loving care of sexy sheriff Beau Ramsey, sweet Emily St. Clair found out just how good true loving could be . . .
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Lovesong for a Raven/the Five-Minute Bride
Elizabeth; Banks, Leanne Lowell Manufacturer: Silhouette ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000GRQJIE |
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Raven's Bride
Lynn Kerstan Manufacturer: HarperTorch ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OF0TCK |
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