The Rosary

The Rosary is one of those wonderful but unfortunately completely overlooked books. It deserves to rank as high as books by Jane Austen, L.M. Alcott, Charlotte Bronte and L.M. Montgomery, yet few people have ever heard of it. Such a shame because it is one of the most beautiful and romantic books I'......more

Can I give this 6 stars? Or more? It was so, so sweet, and I am learning that I really love these obscure books written around the turn of the 20th century. The dialogue was rich and thoughtful and the characters were all just entirely lovable. There was a strong sense of nobility, dignity, and fait......more

Cartea are într-adevăr aspect de telenovela, dar sa nu uitam ca a fost scrisa in secolul XX. Ceea ce inseamna ca atmosfera, personajele si descrierile sunt specifice acelor vremuri. Povestea in sine este sensibila, chiar daca inceputul a fost incarcat de o multime de descrieri si discuții interminab......more

I am a little torn. The love story in this book is really touching and unique. And there is so many true and beautiful thoughts: "but I suddenly became conscious that, for the first time in my whole life, I was essential to somebody. I could not enter a room without realising that he was instantly......more

Melodramatic suffering, sighing and professions of love at their height, which in any other book would induce episodes of gagging and eye rolling in this reader, but which, for some reason, induced feelings of protective loyalty instead. I was convinced that though the dialogue exchanged would be pe......more