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Tall Poppies Series #1
Tall Poppies
One woman – two loves . . . - Dorset, 1917. If it's not enough that a girl from a good background is forced to work as a maid, Livia Carr is then violated by her master and falls pregnant. But help unexpectedly comes from her attacker’s son, Richard, a WWI hero who is not expected to live much longer. He marries her, and his death, though expected, comes as a great blow. Into the breach steps Livia's first love, Denton Elliott - but he does not know the truth about her child's parentage . . .
285 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2012
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
May 1, 2019
I enjoyed it. The female lead makes the most of a bad situation, and some strange choices, but gets herself out of a bad life, and controls her fate. I can't buy her just accepting a rape because that is what happened then.... a challenge for the Me too generation to understand and move away from.
Otherwise, a fun read for British history fans.
Otherwise, a fun read for British history fans.
December 28, 2020
The story of two honorable men, and the woman they both love. The story was somewhat predictable, the honorable men almost too good to be true but I really enjoyed reading it and felt uplifted when I was feeling down.
April 30, 2022
Tall Poppies Woods, Janet* * 3 Hist.F Hist.1800s after parents die older sister goes into service & younger twins into orphanage taken advantage of by master gets pregnant & forced to marry dying war hero son & lose first love 2013 3/27/2013
May 29, 2025
I enjoyed this peek into WWI. With so many books on WWII, it was a refreshing, although sobering, look into what life was like at the time. It had some heavy content matter but was overall a sweet, enjoyable historical fiction.
February 7, 2019
Easy pleasant quick read - lovely main character, Livia
May 17, 2020
This book was one I just couldn't put down. I loved the characters and the relationships were
so believable.
so believable.
October 27, 2020
This book was listed under historical fiction. It was a bit like a fairy tale and more on the fiction side than history. Admittedly it was an enjoyable book to read
April 19, 2021
Beautifully written - highly recommend!
June 8, 2019
I listened to this book and found the listening very easy. At first I thought it was going to be the typical Mills and Boon type, but Janet WOODS has managed to weave a tale, although similar, with a little more subtlety.
As I said it is easy listening and the ending is predictable.
As I said it is easy listening and the ending is predictable.
September 20, 2014
Livia parents died and her and twins were send to a home. A family took her in and she become their maid, but most her money earned was sent to have the twins taken care of. When the man of the house was drunk, he raped her one day.
His son married her to protect her and give the baby a name, but he died before time for the baby to be born. They got along well, and loved each other. But when he died his father that had raped her tried to take the baby from her. He was upset because he was now broke himself.
That's when the battle began. It's always nice to see a story come out good in the end.
His son married her to protect her and give the baby a name, but he died before time for the baby to be born. They got along well, and loved each other. But when he died his father that had raped her tried to take the baby from her. He was upset because he was now broke himself.
That's when the battle began. It's always nice to see a story come out good in the end.
May 23, 2013
Losing your virginity to a rapist? Nah, not a big deal to Olivia. She gets upset that day, of course, but after that she doesn't really let it bother her. In fact, when she marries the son of her rapist (and since he can't move around too much) she just hops up on top like a pro and doesn't even think about the rape. Seriously?! Not to mention flat characters, a predictable story and a boring anticlimactic romance.
April 26, 2012
A good read for the Downton Abbey fans. It is that sweet combination of plucky heroine and rags to riches romance with the very real devastating consequences of the great war.
October 8, 2012
A very toughing story. Brought back things my parents had told me about my grandfathers during World War I.
July 26, 2012
I really liked the book but I felt the ending was kind of flat.
March 8, 2013
enjoyable book. wanted to read the next chapter.
March 3, 2013
Too predictable but like setting of England post WW I.
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