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De Lelies Van Caïro (2009)

by Rebecca Dean(Favorite Author)

3.24 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Uitgeverij Unieboek

review 1: Was a good read first set in the deep south with cordelia setting out to marry a widowed English Lord how work's in the court for George v, at first she believes that she is truelly loved by Ivor but a photo that fall's from this diary prove otherwise and the affair's start that eventualy ruin a young love the book goes though both world war's and through 1920s Egypt the family grow up but cordelia misses london society badly and her lover, worth a read I did enjoy the book though not was well written as Phillippa Gregory I think personally but if you enjoy her book's you will like this.
review 2: This novel was good but not for the reasons I initially thought. First, the cover promises that "If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this book!" False. I do l... moreike Philippa Gregory fairly well but other than a resemblance in genre, Dean's writing differed widely from Gregory. Second, the back cover of this book let me believe that Delia is the center of this story, when in fact the point of view changes throughout the novel. This novel is composed of five parts in five points of view: Delia, her two daughters Petra and Davina, and their two love interests, Darius and Jack. Delia is an American who marries Viscount Ivor Conisborough at the age of 18 only to learn that he is in love with another woman and only married her to produce an heir. Delia has two daughters by Ivor and moves on to a grand love affair with Jerome Bazeljette. I found Delia's point of view the least compelling and hardest section to get through. In fact, I nearly stopped reading the book until I finally made it through her section. I felt for her plight of being married to a man who didn't love her, but her overly stylized American slang and almost flippant personality got on my nerves. I found her daughters and the two men in their lives much more realistic and relatable voices. A novel that started out rough but slowly improved. Ironically, Delia, who was used on the book cover to sell the book, was nearly the deal breaker for me. less

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