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My Kind of Book May 07, 2011
By Jeanne L. Jusaitis
"Tale Twister"
Well, now that I've finished this book I can maybe get to sleep at a decent hour. I've been up night after night, turning pages and escaping into other lives in other times, and loving it. Two interwoven stories of two women over time and geography;Touch of Magenta has everything. The author uses details and empathy to bring you right into the opium dens of Singapore, the San Francisco earthquake and the beauty of the Sierras. I highly recommend this for people who like historical fiction or romance or just a good story.
WOW - a true page-turner! Nov 24, 2010
By Jan Reid
I absolutely LOVED this book. The way the author created such interesting women who are so strong. I was captivated by the old Sonora and the new. Such a beautiful town which I appreciate so much more. The author wove this story so beautifully between these two women. The San Francisco earthquake which my own mother lived through was so vividly descriptive - one felt they were actually in The Palace Hotel. Wonderful, wonderful read. When buying this book, be sure and cancel all appointments, have some else pick up the kids from school - I promise you, it is truly a real grabber!
Intriguing read Oct 22, 2010
By Amy Ahlstrom
This book was my book club's selection for October. I was a bit nervous to start it since the author was attending our meeting to discuss the book with us. What if I didn't like it? I had nothing to worry about though as it was a really good book that drew me in from the beginning. I enjoyed the story that went back and forth from around the turn of the twentieth century to 1971. It was interesting to find out how the characters were intertwined, a bit of a mystery.
What was the neatest though was having the author at our meeting, she was fabulous. We were able to ask her lots of questions and find out more about the characters, which made me feel even more connected to them. I loved finding out why she chose to write the book and how parts of it just seemed to write itself, like when Pegeen goes to Singapore. If you are in a book club and have the opportunity to have the author come, do it, you won't regret it! Linda also told us about her next book, sounds good too.
I recommend this book as a bit mystery, historical-fiction, with just a tidbit of chicklit thrown in.
Absorbing Oct 02, 2010
By K. Miller
Are family secrets worth keeping? That question haunted me as I finished reading A Touch of Magenta. Corri, the present day protagonist in the book is a troubled woman, competent, yet uncertain of who she is and what she wants out of life. A second protagonist, Pegeen, young in the late 1800s, has a forbidden love that dominates the rest of her life, leaving her hungry for a family that, because of her past and the decisions she made, eludes her. The story of each woman is richly told with hints of a mystery that might connect them in some way, yet because of the great gulf of time between them, the tension of ever resolving that mystery is great. Linda Loveland Reid keeps us in suspense until the end. A great read. Kay Mehl Miller, author of:
Talking It Over: Understanding Sexual Diversity
A Touch of Magenta equals a touch of History. a touch of Intrigue. a touch of Romance May 22, 2010
By Barbara Moehring
"barbm"
I agree whole heartwdly with all previous comments. Touch of Magenta draws one into the story from page #1 and keeps you there. I lived in the Gold Country for five years and all the little towns are rich with history. Linda captured the era with an interesting twist - forbidden love -. A great read for book clubs.
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