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The Sheikh
The Sheikh by Anne Herries
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First published February 7, 2003
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Anne Herries
284 books66 followersLINDA SOLE also writes under the names of Anne Herries, Emma Quincey, Lynn Granville and one as Juliana Linden.
Linda was born in Swindon. Her family moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire when she was nine, and Linda attended the local school but left at fifteen to work as a hairdresser in her father's business. She was married at eighteen and ran her own hairdressing business for some years before moving to Cambridge, although Linda has now moved to somewhere a bit quieter in Cambridgeshire. She started writing in 1976, combining this with helping her husband to run his antique shop.
Writing as Anne Herries, Linda won the 2004 RNA Romance Award and the Betty Neels Trophy. She lives in Cambridgeshire. After many happy years of taking their holidays in Spain she and her husband, now have a second home in Norfolk. Being only a short drive, they can visit for a few days at a time, which suits their busy lifestyle these days. They are only just across the road from the sea, and can see it from their windows. At home and at the sea they enjoy watching the wildlife and have many visitors to their gardens, particularly squirrels. Anne loves watching their antics and spoils both them and her birds shamelessly. She also loves to see the flocks of geese and other birds flying in over the sea during the autumn, to winter in the milder climes of this country. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature and sometimes puts a little into her books, though they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment and to give pleasure to her readers.
Linda was born in Swindon. Her family moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire when she was nine, and Linda attended the local school but left at fifteen to work as a hairdresser in her father's business. She was married at eighteen and ran her own hairdressing business for some years before moving to Cambridge, although Linda has now moved to somewhere a bit quieter in Cambridgeshire. She started writing in 1976, combining this with helping her husband to run his antique shop.
Writing as Anne Herries, Linda won the 2004 RNA Romance Award and the Betty Neels Trophy. She lives in Cambridgeshire. After many happy years of taking their holidays in Spain she and her husband, now have a second home in Norfolk. Being only a short drive, they can visit for a few days at a time, which suits their busy lifestyle these days. They are only just across the road from the sea, and can see it from their windows. At home and at the sea they enjoy watching the wildlife and have many visitors to their gardens, particularly squirrels. Anne loves watching their antics and spoils both them and her birds shamelessly. She also loves to see the flocks of geese and other birds flying in over the sea during the autumn, to winter in the milder climes of this country. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature and sometimes puts a little into her books, though they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment and to give pleasure to her readers.
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September 18, 2020
No sé hasta qué punto el problema es que yo esperaba algo del estilo de "La novia cautiva" de Johanna Lindsey, o que en las primeras páginas parece realmente que la historia va a ir por ahí y luego no lo hace. O tal vez sea que la ambientación no me ha acabado de convencer, a pesar de que abundan las referencias históricas a la época del cine mudo con Rodolfo Valentino como gran estrella. Igual es que no he visto la película de este actor a la que el título hace referencia, o que los comentarios de la protagonista me sonaban infantiles y anacrónicos la mayor parte del tiempo. No deja de ser una mujer joven en una época en la que estaban bastante limitadas, pero me agotaba su forma de ser, tan ingenua e inconsciente.
En cuanto a Pasha, el protagonista, tiene sus momentos pero su carácter pasa con rapidez de la frialdad a la ira en demasiadas ocasiones, y mientras Chloe lo conoce y se siente atraída por él, a mí me ponía los pelos como escarpias. Me parecía un manipulador de manual. Probablemente esa falta de empatía con la pareja protagonista es lo que me ha impedido disfrutar plenamente de la historia que, por lo demás, es entretenida, mantiene aceptablemente bien las pequeñas intrigas con las que salpica la trama principal, y tiene unos secundarios que a veces brillan más incluso que los protagonistas.
Probablemente lo que me ha resultado más interesante ha sido el momento histórico en el que se desarrolla. Es entretenida y se lee rápido, eso sí lo puedo conceder, pero con lo que me gustan las novelas históricas confieso que se me ha quedado bastante corta.
En cuanto a Pasha, el protagonista, tiene sus momentos pero su carácter pasa con rapidez de la frialdad a la ira en demasiadas ocasiones, y mientras Chloe lo conoce y se siente atraída por él, a mí me ponía los pelos como escarpias. Me parecía un manipulador de manual. Probablemente esa falta de empatía con la pareja protagonista es lo que me ha impedido disfrutar plenamente de la historia que, por lo demás, es entretenida, mantiene aceptablemente bien las pequeñas intrigas con las que salpica la trama principal, y tiene unos secundarios que a veces brillan más incluso que los protagonistas.
Probablemente lo que me ha resultado más interesante ha sido el momento histórico en el que se desarrolla. Es entretenida y se lee rápido, eso sí lo puedo conceder, pero con lo que me gustan las novelas históricas confieso que se me ha quedado bastante corta.
October 31, 2016
Chloe, la protagonista, es patosa, aburrida, y tiende juzgar a los demás de mala manera, cuando ella misma es tonta, egocéntrica y superficial
se cree que es mejor que todos los demás, me desagrado enormemente este personaje
y cuando piensas que ha madurado...vuelve a decepcionarte, en la parte final, cuando por fin logra entender al paciente Pasha, vuelve con la misma tontera y retrocede todo, volviendo a ser terca e inmadura, hasta la desesperación.
El final logro conmoverme un poco, pero el desarrollo a veces es un poco aburrido y mas con los líos mentales de la protagonista, que como dije antes, desespera.
se cree que es mejor que todos los demás, me desagrado enormemente este personaje
y cuando piensas que ha madurado...vuelve a decepcionarte, en la parte final, cuando por fin logra entender al paciente Pasha, vuelve con la misma tontera y retrocede todo, volviendo a ser terca e inmadura, hasta la desesperación.
El final logro conmoverme un poco, pero el desarrollo a veces es un poco aburrido y mas con los líos mentales de la protagonista, que como dije antes, desespera.
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May 24, 2023
The main female character really annoyed me. She was so opposed to violence in any way even though there were bad men trying to harm the Hero and his uncle. Even when she was kidnapped and the guy planned to k*ll her and the Hero, she STILL didn't want him harmed and threw it in as an unforgivable offense that she couldn't live with in her marriage. She was a naive...person who didn't give the Hero the trust or respect he deserved. She didn't deserve him and I didn't feel the romance between them.
July 6, 2024
Amiwiis, entiendo la mala nota porque es malo con ganas hahahhahah
La narrativa mala, el principio coñazo y yo que pensaba que sería una historia de pasión con un jeque me quedé con las ganas.
La narrativa mala, el principio coñazo y yo que pensaba que sería una historia de pasión con un jeque me quedé con las ganas.
September 6, 2023
had this in my shelf since god knows when and decided to give it a shot, guess what i read it in one sitting
and you guessed it, review coming later
and you guessed it, review coming later
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