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Victorian Trilogy #3
Somewhere Lies the Moon
Four generations of Scottish Highland women live in Glen Affric. Their stories intersect through Ena Rose—barely past childhood, not yet a woman—who faces choices she cannot understand, and a love that may never fulfill her dreams. Ailsa Rose is content in her familiar home, until she finally recognizes the turmoil she has refused to see, the pain she knows not how to heal. She calls out across the world to her half sisters: Wan Lian, struggling to outlive the shadows of her past in a small country town in France; and Genevra, back in India, searching for her future among the multi-colored patterns engraved in her soul. Together again in their Glen Affric sanctuary, they learn that they are strong enough to face any challenge…as long as they hold on to one another.
629 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 1999
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December 26, 2019
Kinda racist.
June 1, 2024
The novel that brought down the Romance Writers of America and led to the organization's bankruptcy filing.
The brouhaha started when a Chinese American writer slammed Davis for portraying Asian women as "submissive and meek" in this novel. Davis' friends and certain Romance Writers of America (mostly white) defended her, claiming that, because it was a 1990s novel, it should be exempt from today's "woke" sensibilities. Right. Because the 1990s was the era of Jim Crow and the Civil Rights movement hadn't happened yet.
After RWA tried to censor the Chinese American writer's angry tweets (apparently Davis and friends hadn't expected that from a meek and submissive Asian), a number of authors left the RWA in protest. Now the RWA is in arrears and losing money. Hard to believe a kowtowing Asian was responsible for all that. Smh.
This novel should have been called "Somewhere lies the bullsh.."
The brouhaha started when a Chinese American writer slammed Davis for portraying Asian women as "submissive and meek" in this novel. Davis' friends and certain Romance Writers of America (mostly white) defended her, claiming that, because it was a 1990s novel, it should be exempt from today's "woke" sensibilities. Right. Because the 1990s was the era of Jim Crow and the Civil Rights movement hadn't happened yet.
After RWA tried to censor the Chinese American writer's angry tweets (apparently Davis and friends hadn't expected that from a meek and submissive Asian), a number of authors left the RWA in protest. Now the RWA is in arrears and losing money. Hard to believe a kowtowing Asian was responsible for all that. Smh.
This novel should have been called "Somewhere lies the bullsh.."
August 3, 2013
My favorite series. A must read!
March 21, 2016
The author's tendency for purple prose and fanciful language really overshadowed what could have been a great trilogy, had the writing been a lot more concise.
December 20, 2016
Too Deep for Tears Trilogy books 1. 2. and 3 An amazing journey
"Tis" an absolute fact that you Kathryn Lynn Davis are a WRITER. Too combine the cruelty of early China, the mystics of India and the romanticism of Scotland and to weave the lives of at least twelve main characters throughout three books is quite an achievement. As an 86 old male who reads at least 15books a month I truly am thankful you decided to be an author. Loved the books, the intriguing plots, the interesting people but most of all your ability to make me feel like I was part of each and every page of the action.
"Tis" an absolute fact that you Kathryn Lynn Davis are a WRITER. Too combine the cruelty of early China, the mystics of India and the romanticism of Scotland and to weave the lives of at least twelve main characters throughout three books is quite an achievement. As an 86 old male who reads at least 15books a month I truly am thankful you decided to be an author. Loved the books, the intriguing plots, the interesting people but most of all your ability to make me feel like I was part of each and every page of the action.
April 6, 2009
Strong female characters, meaningful, emotional with strong imagery. Great!
October 4, 2016
The Ongoing Renewal of Familial Love
This third book of Mairi Rose's family brings together the three half sisters to honor and renew the love they have for each other and for Mairi Rose. By drawing them back to the Highlands and the power that nature inspires through the majesty of the mountains, the quietness of the forests and the always changing and renewing waters of the loaches and rivers the family strengthens the ties that hold each generation to the next.
Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, the author weaves their story filled with the feelings of sadness, betrayal, confusion, loss, love, happiness, and renewal families have experienced throughout time. This story shows how the importance of heritage and honor are needed to continue the interwoven circles of family.
This third book of Mairi Rose's family brings together the three half sisters to honor and renew the love they have for each other and for Mairi Rose. By drawing them back to the Highlands and the power that nature inspires through the majesty of the mountains, the quietness of the forests and the always changing and renewing waters of the loaches and rivers the family strengthens the ties that hold each generation to the next.
Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, the author weaves their story filled with the feelings of sadness, betrayal, confusion, loss, love, happiness, and renewal families have experienced throughout time. This story shows how the importance of heritage and honor are needed to continue the interwoven circles of family.
July 28, 2018
Loved the characters. Well written story of the Scottish Highlands and the people.
January 13, 2022
Somewhere Lies the Moon is the third title in Kathryn Lynn Davis's Victorian Trilogy. It is the dramatic conclusion to the generational stories of the Rose family of Glen Affric Scotland. It is a lush and evocative tale of the lives of Mairi Rose, Alisa Rose, and Wan Lian Drouard, and Genevra Townsend who are half-sisters of Alisa Rose all of whom share Charles Kitteridge as their father. Though each character is thoroughly rendered, Glen Affric is the focal point upon which the fates of the characters evolve over a century. The first title in this trilogy is Too Deep for Tears; the second is All That We Hold Dear. I read the first title 35 years ago and it never left my heart and soul. Accidentally I found the second and third titles which brought the first and second resonant title to deliciously satisfying ends. Kathryn Lynn Davis's writing style is richly detailed and yet easily accessible to the reader. The reader is quickly pulled into the otherworldly mystery of the Scottish Highlands and into the heart of each character.
February 4, 2024
What a beautiful and heartwarming tale! The author spins such a magical tale full of love, connection and miracles. I felt I was actually there with each character. Love, love, love it!
September 6, 2015
An amazing Trilogy! A must read! Such strong female characters!
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