Lisbon

by Valerie Sherwood

As this sprawling, frothy romance set in 18th-century England and Portugal opens, orphaned 15-year-old Charlotte Vayle falls in love with dashing young adventurer Tom Westig. It is the day when "she first realized what it could be like between a man and a woman." When Charlotte learns that her profligate uncle plans to pay his debts by marrying her off to foppish Lord Pimmerston, she and Westig make a dash for Scotland (where they can be legally wed), but are intercepted by her uncle's men, who throw Tom off a cliff, presumably to his death. Charlotte is then tricked into marriage with the violent, mysterious but sexually charismatic Rowan Keynes and bears him two daughters, the elder closely resembling Tom Westig. Charlotte and Tom meet again in Lisbon but are found out by Keynes; Charlotte is abandoned and Tom, presumably, put to death again. After following the lives of Charlotte's daughters in England, the narrative brings the entire cast to Lisbon for the denouement.

Genres: Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Historical, Portugal, Romance, Fiction

535 pages, Hardcover

First published February 10, 1989

About the author

A pseudonym of Jeanne Hines.

Reviews

[Serena Miles · Rating 1 out of 5]

Libro inaguantable que lei porque en aquella epoca tenia mas paciencia que un santo. Odio a los protagonistas, la trama... lo odio todo

0 patatero

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good old fashioned unrequited love story takes place in England and Portugal in the 1700's. Charlotte Vayle falls in love with Tom Westing but due to her guardian, she is to be married off to an older man to settle her guardian's debts. The lovers run away only to be caught and separated. Their love does not fade but governs their lives sending them to Lisbon and into the arms of other lovers.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! one of the best historical romance sagas I have read in a long time. was very hard to put down. Rowan Rowan I wanted to love you, but they turned you into the devil..jealousy at its best!

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this, her first appearance in hardcover, Valerie Sherwood shifted her attention slightly forward to the middle of the 18th Century and to the wealthy city of Lisbon, Portugal. There, the destinies of the city itself and the family of English Charlotte Vayle intertwine over nearly two decades. Deception, ruthlessness, scheming, desire, star-crossed love and natural disasters animate this family saga. Charlotte is one of Sherwood's most appealing heroines, intelligent and competent and above all, not helpless, despite the truly menacing villains who conspire against her, as is also her daughter Cassandra. The reader will enjoy the twists and turns of the heroines across two generations, which was a strong return to form for Sherwood after her slight and unsatisfying "To Love a Rogue," which recycled tropes from previous novels without their élan. Sadly, for one reason or another, Sherwood never published another historical novel, or indeed, any others under her various pseudonyms, although she lived for another 25 years. Thus, "Lisbon" is an enjoyable, solid--and somewhat bittersweet--capstone to the roughly dozen years of the author's activities as a bestselling historical romance novelist.

[Vanessa Lorenzo]

Aun no termino de leerla y en verdad no se si la terminare, sin embargo me es muy indignante, no es que sea mega puritana, pero hay cosas buenas y malas y son muy claras, la infidelidad es mala y nada justifica hacer lo malo, lo primero es pensar que si alguien te ama, quiere lo mejor para ti, sabiendo ella lo loco que era ese hombre, como arriesga todo por un revolcon, realmente hace logica, arriesgar sus hijas por darse un revolcon con un amor de su juventud....en serio!!!! realmente es muy indignante, y no se si hay algun mensaje en esta historia, de hecho el mensaje es bastante malo!!!

por fin la termine y despues de dos mujeres sufrir tanto por los mas cercanos, de repente alcanzan la felicidad total, realmente esta novela fue horrible!!

[LUNA · Rating 1 out of 5]

Abandonada!! pero no puedo decir en que pagina por que lo que he hecho es saltarme cachos enorme para ver si la cosa mejoraba y me lo he ido leyendo in diagonal.
Esto es un dramón donde según ha empezado el libro ya me temía que no iba a ser para mi y efectivamente, no me han gustado los personajes y mucho menos su romance, es una mezcla de toxicidad y romance a lo viejuno muy rollo, y la trama es una sucesión de maltratos, engaños, momento bucólicos y acción, el libro en si es un rollo. Y la trama es mas aburrida aun.
Empieza que la prota esta casado con un hombre dominante y malo, además que empieza fuerte y da mucho asco todo. Pero ella esta enamorada de un amante que tuve que piensa que esta muerto, el libro te cuenta el pasado de como empezó todo, cosa que me importo muy poco y que les pasara a los implicados donde esperaba encontrar algo, pero que tampoco me gusto.

[Cassandra lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book. I read it when I was 15 and it made me fall in love with reading. I love it.

[Ariel Hill]

DNF, TW for rape. I looked eevrywhere for warnings before reading this book and found none, only to find yhe upsetting scene myself.

[Pat]

A lusty, enthralling, swashbuckling tale of loves lost and found from England to Portugal. The great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 provides an exciting climax to the story.

[Allison]

captivating...

[**Sognatrice di libri** · Rating 4 out of 5]

Storia molto bella e avvincente.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

My all time fav read! This will always be a keeper on my shelf. Her best book ever.