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Victoria Holt.: The Captive. (1989 original; edició 1989)

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John, a mysterious deckhand, rescues Rosetta and Lucas from a shipwreck. Rosetta is then sold to a Turkish Pasha but is able to escape to England where she is obsessed with thoughts of John.
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Títol:Victoria Holt.: The Captive.
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Informació:Doubleday & Company, Inc (1989), Hardcover, 379 pages
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The Captive de Victoria Holt (1989)

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The story took way to too long to get going and a mystery should at least let you go back and find the clues. The clues just weren't there and the reveal was slapdash. However, Rosetta is an interesting heroine and pretty fearless at times. She gets about everything thrown at her in a fairly improbable fashion and mostly does not act like a ninny. I just didn't need to have all her adventures before she ends up in the gothic mystery romance. Shipwreck, pirates, harem, oh my!
  amyem58 | Nov 19, 2021 |
“The Captive” is in some respects three stories in one: Rosetta’s childhood, adventures abroad, and a murder mystery.

I felt most engaged with the early part of the story where Rosetta – the heroine and narrator – is growing up. I like her interaction with the servants, and how they entertain each other in the kitchen.

Another engaging theme comes later when Rosetta, in her late teens, adopts the role of governess for a difficult girl called Kate. Their relationship is the most interesting one in the book.

As for the plot overall, the narrative doesn’t live up to the expectations described in the synopsis. Shipwreck, pirates, harem, daring escape, etc., could’ve been handled much better. As usual with this author, there’s too much *telling*, as opposed to *showing*. The reader is often told what happened when the author could’ve dramatized scenes to show what happened.

The suspense elements are good but we have another typical Holt trait in that dangerous situations are resolved too quick and easy.

I liked most of the characters, especially Rosetta, Lucas, and Kate.

While the novel's different themes blend well enough, I feel more dramatization and action would’ve unleashed this story’s full potential. ( )
  PhilSyphe | Oct 20, 2018 |
Rosetta Cranleigh is a young women raised during Queen Vicotoria's reign and has been sheltered from the world. A trip to Cape Town results the ship capsizing, her bing rescued from drowning, kipnapped by pirates and sold to a Turkish pasha for his harem. ( )
  mcmlsbookbutler | Jul 5, 2017 |
I stumbled upon this book in an old collection of my mother's, and didn't expect to like it nearly as much as I did. Very intriguing, if not a bit predictable. ( )
  TinyDancer11 | Feb 17, 2011 |
This one has even more wierd plot turnings than most of this genre. As unlikely as most of these turnings are, the ending is even more far-fetched. ( )
  MarthaJeanne | Jul 30, 2010 |
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Nom de l'autorCàrrecTipus d'autorObra?Estat
Holt, Victoriaautor primaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Adlercreutz, MaudTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Holwerda, YtjeTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Peters, DonadaNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Pomares, José ManuelTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Tahvanainen, LiisaTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
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I was seventeen when I experienced one of the most extraordinary adventures which could ever have befallen a young woman, and which gave me a glimpse into a world which was alien to all that I had been brought up to expect; and from then on the whole course of my life was changed.
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