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S'està carregant… Twisted Websde Darlene Quinn
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. There couldn’t be a better title for this book. There were a whole lot of twists and turns in the story and it held my attention from first page to last. I don’t know of many people with the wisdom of Ashleigh, particularly when faced with decisions about the future of her kidnapped, then found, twin daughter. Her inclusion of Erica’s family into her own is enviable. We will miss Charles, just as we look forward to what kind of mess Mitchell will be stirring up next. Quinn is unmatched in her knowledge of the history of the rise and fall of the venerable department store and I, like her, miss a lot of the stately old stores that exemplified the best of the best. A big plus in all of her books are the Author’s Notes. If you love the fashion industry, or if you’ve worked in retail, you will especially enjoy the Author’s Notes. I’ve learned a lot from just this section of Quinn’s works. Once again, I’m left wanting more. ~ Linda Thompson, host of TheAuthorsShow.com i haven't read the first book, but will do so as soon as possible. this book is a sweeping saga of a couple of families and some other people, tied together, plotting against each others, with paths intersecting over and over. it's reminiscent of the Barbara Taylor Bradford books and I greatly enjoyed it. i haven't read the first book, but will do so as soon as possible. this book is a sweeping saga of a couple of families and some other people, tied together, plotting against each others, with paths intersecting over and over. it's reminiscent of the Barbara Taylor Bradford books and I greatly enjoyed it. i haven't read the first book, but will do so as soon as possible. this book is a sweeping saga of a couple of families and some other people, tied together, plotting against each others, with paths intersecting over and over. it's reminiscent of the Barbara Taylor Bradford books and I greatly enjoyed it. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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The stunningly beautiful and elegant Ashleigh Taylor gives birth to twin daughters while she's in Long Beach visiting her father figure, Charles Stuart, the founder of Bentley's Royale. Hours later, a parent's worst nightmare occurs: Cassie is kidnapped. Twisted Webs unravels the mystery of the abduction of Callie's identical twin. With the same drama, tension, and high style that hooked readers of Webs of Power, the author invites loyal fans and readers new to the series to step into this provocative sequel set in the 1990s. There is plenty going on to keep them turning pages all the way to the end. With candor and sensitivity, Darlene Quinn probes the shock and despair, the anger and frustration of parents suddenly missing a child and the long-term effects on a family wrestling with these emotions. Each of the novel's complementary storylines-Paige Toddman's reunion with her mother, Viviana De Mornay's secret, and others-ties to the redemptive theme of motherhood. Suspense electrifies the pages of each short, fast-paced chapter. Could Caroline Stuart have hired someone to kidnap the infant because of her deranged jealousy and desire for the Taylor family to suffer pain, as she does? Is the Jordon's department store executive a suspect because of personal grief? The abducted twin's father hires a deeply empathetic detective to answer those and many other questions that arise during her disappearance-at the close of which the author has crafted a knockout ending. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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How would you cope if one of your identical twins was removed from the hospital at birth and appeared to disappear off the face of the earth? And, if you were reunited eight years later, how would you respond to the woman who had raised her - should the child be wrenched from all that she holds dear, to return to her birth parents?
These are the questions raised by Darlene Quinn in book 2 of the Webs Series.
There is a bit of a cast of thousands and I did eventually have to write myself a 'family' tree to explain who was who, but in brief: Ashley Taylor gives birth to Callie and Cassie, but only Callie returns home with them. Cassie is abducted by Mario Castanelli, to replace the baby his wife has recently lost. Although he knows this is totally wrong, he sees it as the only way to bring Erica out of her depression and back to him.
This book was very much sold as a kidnap story, so I wasn't prepared for all the corporate department store stuff. I tried very hard to get involved with this, I even re-wound a large chunk of the book to try and get a grasp on it, but a complete lack of experience with the corporate world, combined with a narrator who seemed to be in a race against time, I eventually gave up and concentrated on the characters and their social interactions.
I was given this audiobook through Audiobook Boom, in return for an honest review. I would have liked to have given a higher star rating, but I didn't enjoy the narrator, who was not only fast, but also rather strident and not good at male voices (her best voice was the sultry Vivianna). In addition, the business aspect of the narrative left me cold. ( )