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Rosalind Laker

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Rosalind Laker


Born
in Bognor Regis, The United Kingdom
October 03, 1921

Died
November 23, 2012

Website

Genre
Romance, Historical Fiction


A pseudonym used by Barbara Øvstedal.

Barbara Øvstedal was an author previously writing under the pseudonym Barbara Paul and Barbara Douglas. She wrote a few books under this pseudonym but later changed to Rosalind Laker when Barbara Paul gained recognition. Her many books include The Sugar Pavilion and To Dance with Kings. ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 13,593 ratings · 1,012 reviews · 79 distinct works • Similar authors
To Dance with Kings
4.11 avg rating — 3,626 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions
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The Venetian Mask
3.96 avg rating — 1,688 ratings — published 1992 — 20 editions
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The Golden Tulip
3.99 avg rating — 1,368 ratings — published 1991 — 24 editions
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The Fragile Hour
4.34 avg rating — 783 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions
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Circle of Pearls
4.13 avg rating — 668 ratings — published 1990 — 10 editions
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Banners of Silk
4.13 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 1981 — 14 editions
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The Silver Touch
3.96 avg rating — 510 ratings — published 1987 — 11 editions
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The House by the Fjord
3.74 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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The Sugar Pavilion
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions
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The Complete Warwyck Saga B...
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Series by Rosalind Laker

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Quotes by Rosalind Laker  (?)
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“Women were not and never had been the weaker sex, she reflected. They could make sacrifices from which men would ever shy away.”
― Rosalind Laker, To Dance with Kings
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“In her own mind she was adding that forgiveness did not necessarily mean that forgetting went with it.”
― Rosalind Laker, To Dance with Kings
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“The difference is that love and hate are mixed together now, making it impossible for me to decide which is the stronger and at times they even seem the same.”
― Rosalind Laker, To Dance with Kings
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Polls

Our theme for the March 2015 retreat will be Venice. This is the poll for the fiction books we will be reading. We will read two fiction books so the top two at the end of the poll will be our selections. Last day to vote will be Saturday, November 1.

The Venetian Mask The Venetian Mask by Rosalind Laker Rosalind Laker
 
  4 votes, 44.4%

Stone Virgin Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth Barry Unsworth
 
  2 votes, 22.2%

In the Company of the Courtesan In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant Sarah Dunant
 
  2 votes, 22.2%

The Floating Book The Floating Book A Novel of Venice by M.R. Lovric M.R. Lovric (or Michelle Lovric)
 
  1 vote, 11.1%

9 total votes
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