Crown Sable

by Janice Young Brooks

Set against the glittering high fashion world of turn-of-the-century New York, this novel follows beautiful Irene Kossack as she strives for success while searching for the love that eludes her

Genres: Fiction

576 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Aka Janet Brooks, Amanda Singer, Jill Churchill

Together with Jean Brooks-Janowiak wrote as Valerie Vayle.

Reviews

[Sarah Mac · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heroine is likable & prose is fine—it’s just way too slow. It’s also either 100 pages too long or doesn’t have enough significant plot** to justify the length, because the bare bones of the book are enjoyable but it really dragged through the second half. It also leaned on the same conflicts ad nauseam—e.g. the reader can see Irene & Peter’s marriage failing hundreds of pages before they admit it, which is so annoying. In short: it needed more pace, less soap.

One final ding: Peter was SO whiny & beta. 🤢 I kept wishing Irene would dump him to get with silver fox mogul Jacques instead.

Quintessential 3-star material…but lengthy vintage epics are a tricky tightrope to walk, so YMMV.


**By ‘significant’ I mean story of substance, not filling in the chapters with bland family/workplace drama.

[Misfit · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Nick Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Satisfying ‘suffering in sables’ saga.

[Steph Rowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great historical romance. An easy read!

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Trash but fine for what it was. Could have used more sex though.

[Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~*]

Gone to Sarah

[Lindsey Pope]

Must have read this 30 odd years ago and it still pops in my mind now and again

[Annette Summerfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really didn't expect Irene to end up with Peter in the end, but the other men died off...and it was enduring and maturing love through the hardships that brought them back together, a long journey for them both.

[Malia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I liked the fact that she made the characters real, they didn't always make the right choices, etc. The ending, however, felt a little slow to me.

[Salena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this rags to riches story. I've read this several times and have enjoyed it every single time. I'm not one to read a book over and over, but this one I have always loved.

[Bettyjoy Engelbrecht · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughl enjoyable read. I learnt a lot about Poland pre 1914. Contains many ineresting fact whilst keeping up a lovely romance.